Clayton confirmation hearing postponed as Trump tries to push Senate on voter ID bill
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CBS NewsBJun 17, 8:01 PM
Senate postpones Clayton's confirmation hearing after Trump upends plans
The Senate canceled Jay Clayton's confirmation hearing on Wednesday after President Trump's move to delay the installation of the new intelligence chief.
CBS NewsBJun 17, 6:34 PM
Jay Clayton's DNI confirmation hearing postponed
The Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday postponed Jay Clayton's confirmation hearing for director of national intelligence after President Trump said in a social media post he wouldn't appear.
NPRAJun 17, 11:18 AM
Senate postpones confirmation hearing for intel chief after Trump's call to delay
Senators wanted to fast-track President Trump's pick for Director of National Intelligence. But Trump now says he wants to delay until they pass voting legislation that already failed in the Senate.
The GuardianAJun 17, 5:25 PM
Trump derails confirmation process for Jay Clayton as US intelligence chief
Move will allow Trump’s controversial pick, Bill Pulte, to assume role and remain in place for at least several weeks Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email US politics live – latest upda
New York TimesAJun 17, 3:42 PM
Intelligence Officials Have Welcomed Pulte and Then Clayton
The two, whom President Trump nominated as acting director and director of national intelligence, have both prepared to take over the office.
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PBS NewsHourAJun 17, 3:05 PM
Clayton confirmation hearing postponed as Trump tries to push Senate on voter ID bill
A key Republican senator, Tom Cotton, had vowed to push forward with a hearing anyway, but Trump eventually directed Clayton to not appear for his confirmation proceedings, forcing Cotton, the chairma
AxiosAJun 17, 5:37 PM
Trump's DNI pick hearing scuttled over voting law spat
A planned confirmation hearing for President Trump's director of national intelligence nominee, Jay Clayton, was abruptly scuttled Wednesday after the president put more pressure on Republicans to pas
AxiosAJun 11, 7:55 PM
Trump picks Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence
President Trump announced Thursday that he'll nominate Jay Clayton, the current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, as the permanent Director of National Intelligence. Why it matters
The HillBJun 17, 11:33 AM
Trump delaying Clayton nomination in voting bill push
President Trump announced Wednesday morning he is pausing the confirmation process for federal prosecutor Jay Clayton’s nomination to be director of national intelligence until Congress approves the n
The HillBJun 17, 4:53 PM
Watch live: Top Democrats speak out on Clayton nomination delay
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.), Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chair Mark Warner (Va.) and other Democrats on the panel are scheduled to hold a press conference Wednesday afternoon
The HillBJun 17, 5:01 PM
Schumer: Trump ‘holding our national security hostage’ over delayed Clayton nomination
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Wednesday that President Trump is “holding our national security hostage” by delaying the confirmation hearing for U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to serve
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RedStateDJun 17, 11:50 AM
Trump Scuttles Jay Clayton's DNI Hearing, Blasts GOP for Getting Played on FISA
Daily SignalCJun 17, 2:25 PM
Trump Delays Nomination of Jay Clayton for Intelligence Director, Putting Spy Powers Vote in Peril
The Senate was set to confirm President Donald Trump’s new director of national intelligence as soon as Thursday, but Trump threw a wrench into Leader John Thune’s plans by stating nominee Jay Clayton
Daily SignalCJun 16, 10:40 PM
Thune: Intelligence Director Confirmation Could Break the FISA Deadlock
The United States has gone four days without congressional authorization of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Section 702, a key component of America’s national security. The federal governmen
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