The Senate is on track to vote next week on President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, after he cleared a key committee hurdle. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., filed cloture on the nomination Wednesday, a day after the Senate Intelligence Committee advanced it 9-8 along party lines. A cloture […]
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Jay Clayton, nominee to be director of national intelligence, arrives for his Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on July 15. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Posted July 22, 2026 at 5:25pm
The Senate Intelligence Committee advanced Jay Clayton's nomination for director of national intelligence, despite opposition…
The committee’s approval sets up a floor vote on Clayton’s nomination, potentially early next week.
Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump's pick to be the director of national intelligence, appeared before a Senate committee on…
Clayton is set to appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee for his confirmation hearing on Wednesday.
A Senate committee has rescheduled its confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump's nominee for national intelligence…
The controversy surrounding Jay Clayton’s confirmation began even before his July 15 hearing
