Jay Clayton sworn in as US spy chief after contentious Senate confirmation hearing

Jay ⁠Clayton was sworn in on Monday as ⁠the US director of national intelligence after a contentious Senate confirmation hearing in which he refused to directly acknowledge that President Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election. He takes on ‌a role that was vacated in June when Tulsi Gabbard stepped down after

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is the latest state official to launch an investigation into Anthony Fauci after he pleaded his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times during a contentious Senate hearing on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic six years ago. Louisiana joins Alabama