The Senate Intelligence Committee will hold a hearing next week on Jay Clayton’s nomination to serve as director of national intelligence — paving the way for replacing the controversial acting director Bill Pulte and clearing the way for an extension of a lapsed spy authority.
Committee Chair Tom Cotton officially scheduled the confirmation hearing for July 15. The Arkansas Republican had originally intended to convene Clayton’s hearing last month, but those plans were derailed when President Donald Trump announced the confirmation process for Clayton would not go forward until James McDonald’s nomination to succeed Clayton as the U.S…
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