Senate confirms Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence

Source: thehill.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center-Right · Published: Tue, 28 Jul 2026 23:15:02 GMT

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence (DNI) in a 51-47 party-line vote, potentially reviving a stalled battle over renewing the nation’s warrantless spy powers. Clayton, currently a U.S. attorney who served as chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the first Trump administration, does not have the broad foreign...

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