Senate confirms Jay Clayton to become director of national intelligence

Senate confirms Jay Clayton to become director of national intelligence

Clayton's hearing earlier this month at times erupted into shouting, as Clayton insisted to several Democratic senators that he was not an election denier.

Jay Clayton will become the next director of national intelligence after the Senate confirmed his nomination on a 51-47 party-line vote.

The Senate has confirmed Jay Clayton to become head of the nation’s intelligence agencies, putting a permanent director in place weeks after President Donald Trump sought to delay his nomination.

Senate Confirms Jay Clayton As Nation's Intelligence Director  HuffPost

The Senate approved federal prosecutor Jay Clayton as the next director of national intelligence.

The U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former SEC chairman, was confirmed 51-47 along party lines

Clayton's official biography shows that he has no intelligence background.

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 nation’s intelligence

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 overseen the country’s 18 intelligence agencies. The office was formerly headed b

Mr. Clayton, who shed Democratic support after he refused to clearly say Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the 2020 election, will take over the Office of the Director of National Intelligence from Bill Pulte.

Jay Clayton confirmed as director of national intelligence  CNN

Clayton is confirmed, putting likely end to holdup in reauthorizing FISA Section 702’s spying powers

Clayton's confirmation as director of national intelligence could unlock gridlock over a key spy tool that lapsed last month.

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 Tru

The Manhattan ​U.S. attorney will lead the nation’s intelligence community even after refusing to say Trump lost the 2020 election.

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 US elections.

The U.S. Senate voted to advance the nomination of Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence Monday night.

Acting Director of National Intelligence William Pulte announced what he called "a 5th and Near Final Round of TERMINATIONS" on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — President Trump has his new director of national intelligence. The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Jay Clayton to the top spy position (DNI), ending more than a month of temporary leadership atop the intelligence community and handing the former Wall Street regulator one of the world’s most powerful national s

Senate expected to confirm Jay Clayton as next intelligence director  AP News

Senate expected to confirm Jay Clayton as next intelligence director  Toronto Star

US Senate to begin voting on Trump spy nominee Clayton  Reuters