Clayton Confirmed For DNI
The Senate confirms Jay Clayton to lead U.S. national intelligence under Trump.
July 28, 2026 · Updated Jul 28, 8:46pm ET
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What happened
The Senate confirmed Jay Clayton
Jay ClaytonAmerican lawyer as director of national intelligence in a 51-47 party-line vote Tuesday, with Republicans supporting President Donald Trump’s nominee and Democrats opposed. Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange CommissionSecurities and Exchange CommissionU.S. federal agency that enforces securities laws and regulates securities markets and major market participants (public companies, brokers, exchanges, and asset managers) chair, will succeed acting Director Bill Pulte and oversee 18 U.S. intelligence agencies. His confirmation could help reopen negotiations on a key government surveillance authority that has lapsed for more than six weeks, while he inherits an office reduced by recent job cuts.
Clayton DNI Transition
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