POLITICSJul 27 · 22:37 UTCPOLITICO CONGRESSBy John Sakellariadis

Clayton on verge of confirmation as intel chief

Jay Clayton is set to become President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence after a Senate party-line vote advanced his nomination. The confirmation follows bipartisan negotiations that collapsed due to Trump’s intervention, leaving Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act unresolved.

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