Senate tees up final vote on Jay Clayton intel chief nomination
The Senate has cleared a final procedural hurdle for Jay Clayton's nomination as the Director of National Intelligence, setting up a final vote for this week. Clayton's nomination has been a point of contention, with Democrats initially praising him but later criticizing his stance on the 2020 election. The confirmation vote comes after acting official Bill Pulte announced a fourth round of layoffs at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
- ▪The Senate voted 51-43 to advance Jay Clayton's nomination as the Director of National Intelligence.
- ▪Clayton's confirmation vote is expected to take place as early as Tuesday night.
- ▪Acting official Bill Pulte announced a fourth round of layoffs at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence over the weekend.
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- ▪ US advances nomination of Clayton, Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence — The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com
- ▪ Senate advances Jay Clayton's nomination for Director of National Intelligence — The Washington Times
- ▪ Jay Clayton advances toward final confirmation vote to become director of national intelligence — New York Post
- ▪ Senate advances nomination of Jay Clayton to lead intel community — Washington Examiner
- ▪ US Senate votes to advance Trump nominee Clayton to be top US spy — Investing.com — News
- ▪ Trump backs Pete Hegseth amid renewed tensions with Iran – live — World news | The Guardian
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Senate Senate tees up final vote on Jay Clayton intel chief nomination Comments: by Rebecca Beitsch - 07/27/26 6:28 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Rebecca Beitsch - 07/27/26 6:28 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING The Senate cleared a final procedural hurdle Monday night 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 51-43 vote to advance the nomination means the Senate could confirm Clayton as early as Tuesday night to be the nation’s director of national intelligence, booting acting official Bill Pulte from the role. The vote comes shortly after Pulte announced over the weekend he had completed a fourth round of layoffs at the ODNI.
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