U.S. Senate Approves Trump Pick Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence by 51-47

Senate approves Trump’s pick for spy chief, ending Bill Pulte’s brief tenure The Senate on Tuesday evening by a vote of 51-47 made Jay Clayton, the former Securities and Exchange Commission chair and current U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, the next director of National Intelligence. Clayton’s confirmation, ends interim DNI Bill Pulte’s brief and controversial stead atop the agency, which featured several rounds of layoffs of high-ranking Intelligence officials. Trump announced Clayton as his pick for the job in June, but then the President abruptly canceled a scheduled confirmation hearing that same month, delaying the process.CNBC