The Senate on Monday night cleared a final procedural hurdle on President Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), teeing up Jay Clayton for a final vote this week.
The Senate on Monday advanced the Cabinet-level nomination of Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence despite a turbulent confirmation process that’s been weeks in the making. Clayton, who currently serves as the U.S.
WASHINGTON — Jay Clayton cleared his first hurdle in the Senate Monday night to become the next director of national intelligence after a nomination process filled with curveballs. Clayton cleared a procedural vote, 51-43, along party lines.
The Senate voted to confirm Clayton in a 51-47 split that was along party-lines. Kentucky GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell and South Carolina GOP Sen. Darline Graham Nordone did not vote.
The confirmation is expected to fall along party lines following a tense hearing two weeks ago in which Jay Clayton clashed with Democrats over his refusal to say President Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
Jay Clayton testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing to be the next Director of National Intelligence on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, July 15, 2026, in Washington.
The Senate is set to confirm Jay Clayton to become head of the nation’s intelligence agencies, ensuring that a permanent director is in place as the midterm elections approach
Clayton is expected to be confirmed along party lines after a contentious hearing two weeks ago in which he repeatedly refused to say that former President Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as the new director of national intelligence Tuesday, replacing acting Director Bill Pulte following months of Democratic opposition to both men. The Senate voted 51 to 47 to confirm Clayton on Tuesday evening, just hours after Pulte announced the latest…
The Senate voted to confirm Jay Clayton as President Donald Trump‘s director of national intelligence on Tuesday amid a record-long lapse in government spy powers. Clayton was confirmed by a party-line vote of 51-47. As DNI, Clayton will oversee the country’s 18 intelligence agencies.
At confirmation hearing, Clayton sidestepped questions about 2020 election and declined to say Trump lost Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email The US Senate voted to confirm Jay Clayton as the director of national intelligence on Tuesday, giving Trump another key ally directing the nati…
The US Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as Donald Trump's top intelligence official Tuesday, putting a permanent chief in charge of the country's spy agencies as the president revives unsupported election fraud claims ahead of the midterms.
(The Center Square) – The Senate narrowly approved Walter “Jay” Clayton as the next Director of National Intelligence, where he will oversee the 18 federal agencies making up the U.S. Intelligence Community.
The Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as director of the nation's intelligence agencies in a 51-47 vote, following delays caused by interim director Bill Pulte's controversial handling of classified documents.
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as the Trump administration’s spy chief, replacing an interim candidate who sparked broad concerns about the powerful role being used to influence U.S. elections. Clayton, who was the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan,…
The former Justice Department prosecutor was tapped for director of national intelligence after controversy over the Trump administration’s first pick for the role sank efforts to renew government surveillance authority.
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as the new director of national intelligence Tuesday with Republican senators unified behind the nomination.
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