תפריט כתבה
Jay Clayton will become the next director of national intelligence after the Senate confirmed his nomination on a 51-47 party-line vote.
Clayton's hearing earlier this month at times erupted into shouting, as Clayton insisted to several Democratic senators that he was not an election denier.
The Senate approved federal prosecutor Jay Clayton as the next director of national intelligence.
Mr. Clayton, who shed Democratic support after he refused to clearly say Joseph R. Biden Jr. won the 2020 election, will take over the Office of the Director of National Intelligence from Bill Pulte.
Clayton's confirmation as director of national intelligence could unlock gridlock over a key spy tool that lapsed last month.
