Senate Confirms Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence

The Senate voted 51-47 on July 28 to confirm Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence (DNI), giving the Trump administration a permanent leader for the nation’s intelligence community. Clayton succeeds acting DNI Bill Pulte, who took over following former DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s resignation. His confirmation comes as Congress faces renewed pressure to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and as the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)