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Trump upends careful compromise on intel chief, plunging GOP into ... Jay Clayton, US attorney for the Southern District of New York, attends the Bloomberg Global Credit Forum in New York, US, on June 3. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg/Getty Images Donald Trump Congressional news National security Trump appointments See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Threads Link Copied! Follow Summary President Donald Trump threw a wrench into a carefully negotiated Republican plan to confirm Jay Clayton as intelligence chief, demanding passage of his voter ID bill. Trump forced a delay in Clayton's confirmation hearing, meaning Bill Pulte will soon take over as acting director of national intelligence. The move left Senate Republican leaders seeking clarity from the White House while Democrats refused to help reauthorize lapsed foreign surveillance powers. AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor. Geneva — Republicans on Capitol Hill believed they’d found a way to dump President Donald Trump ’s controversial pick for temporary intelligence chief — while defusing a major fight with Democrats over a significant national security bill. Then came Trump’s middle-of-the-night missive from Switz…

Jay Clayton DNI hearing in jeopardy as Trump says he will cancel meeting PresidentDonald Trumpon Wednesday said he would be "cancelling" the confirmation hearing for U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New YorkJay Claytonto become thedirector of national intelligence, imperiling a push to reauthorize a critical intelligence-gathering authority that has lapsed. It's unclear precisely why Trump delayedClayton's confirmation hearing, scheduled for Wednesday afternoon. The president rolled through a list of grievances in a social media post where — hours before the hearing's start time — he said it would be canceled. Included were concerns that the president's pick for acting DNI,Bill Pulte, wouldn't get to serve in the job, and that Clayton's successor in SDNY has not been confirmed. "Regarding the approval of our Great Patriot, Jay Clayton, we are cancelling the Senate Hearing RE: DNI today, and will not be going forward until Jamie McDonald is approved to be U.S. Attorney," Trump said in an early morningTruth Socialpost, referring to his pick to replace Clayton. "In the meantime, Bill Pulte will remain as the Acting Director of National Intelligence." Senate Intelligence …

www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/... trump said he would seek to delay the Senate confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton, his nominee for director of national intelligence (DNI), in yet another attempt to pressure lawmakers into passing the SAVE America Act, a massive anti-voting bill...

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to attend a musical interlude before a gala dinner as part of the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday June 16, 2026. (Ludovic MARIN/Pool Photo via AP) By Associated Press PUBLISHED: June 17, 2026 at 4:09 AM PDT | UPDATED: June 17, 2026 at 4:14 AM PDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By AAMER MADHANI, DARLENE SUPERVILLE, ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was delaying federal prosecutor Jay Clayton’s nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community in a bid to force Congress to act on a voter ID bill that currently lacks enough support for passage. The Republican president said in a social media post just hours before Clayton’s scheduled confirmation hearing that he will keep Bill Pulte, a top U.S. housing official, as acting director of national intelligence. Democratic and Republican lawmakers had opposed Trump’s selection of Pulte, citing his lack of known experience in intelligence and his use of his current administration perch to target perceived adversaries of the president — resistance that last week forced Trump to turn to Clayton. The abr…

WASHINGTON --President Donald Trump on Wednesday derailed the confirmation process of his own nominee to head the nation's intelligence agencies, an extraordinary move that upended Senate efforts to renew a crucial surveillance program and fueled fresh tensions with fellow Republicans on Capitol Hill. In an overnight social media post from the Group of Seven summit in France, Trump declared he was delaying the nomination of federal prosecutor Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence just hours ahead of his scheduled hearing, despite bipartisan praise for the nominee and Republican efforts to speed him through the confirmation process. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said Republicans would go ahead with the Clayton hearing anyway, "unless the president directs him not to appear or withdraws his nomination." But later he postponed the hearing, saying it was "regrettable" that Trump had directed Clayton not to appear. "Mr. Clayton is a patriot and a highly qualified nominee, as the president has said repeatedly," Cotton said. "While today's hearing is now unfortunately postponed, I look forward to proceeding with his confirmation in the near futur…

Live Updates: Trump Delays Jay Clayton's Nomination to Pressure ... Intelligence Director June 17, 2026, 7:13 a.m. ET Michael Gold and Dustin Volz Reporting from Washington Trump pulls back his national intelligence pick to pressure Congress on elections bill. Image Senate leaders had been hoping that Jay Clayton could be quickly confirmed. Credit... James Estrin/The New York Times President Trump said on Wednesday that he was pulling back his own nominee to be the nation’s top intelligence official as he again tried to pressure Congress to pass a strict voter identification law that does not have enough support among Republicans to advance. Mr. Trump announced last week that he would nominate Jay Clayton , the U.S. attorney in Manhattan, to be the director of national intelligence, after senators in both parties condemned his earlier decision to install Bill Pulte, a loyalist and his top housing official, to the post. Senate leaders had sought to quickly confirm Mr. Clayton, hoping to clear the way for a bipartisan agreement to renew a surveillance law that expired last week. The bill to extend it collapsed amid the furor over Mr. Pulte, who has no national security experience an…

Trump delays Clayton’s nomination for intelligence director to try to push Congress on voter ID bill <p>WASHINGTON &#8212; President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was delaying federal prosecutor Jay Clayton&#8217;s nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community in a bid to force Congress to act on a voter ID bill that currently lacks enough support for passage.</p>

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to attend a musical interlude before a gala dinner as part of the G7 summit, in Evian-les-Bains, France, Tuesday June 16, 2026. (Ludovic MARIN/Pool Photo via AP) By Associated Press PUBLISHED: June 17, 2026 at 4:09 AM PDT | UPDATED: June 17, 2026 at 4:14 AM PDT Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By AAMER MADHANI, DARLENE SUPERVILLE, ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was delaying federal prosecutor Jay Clayton’s nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community in a bid to force Congress to act on a voter ID bill that currently lacks enough support for passage. The Republican president said in a social media post just hours before Clayton’s scheduled confirmation hearing that he will keep Bill Pulte, a top U.S. housing official, as acting director of national intelligence. Democratic and Republican lawmakers had opposed Trump’s selection of Pulte, citing his lack of known experience in intelligence and his use of his current administration perch to target perceived adversaries of the president — resistance that last week forced Trump to turn to Clayton. The abr…

Trump delays DNI nomination to try to force voter ID bill - Spectrum News Trump delays Clayton's nomination for intelligence director to try to push Congress on voter ID bill BY Associated Press Washington, D.C. PUBLISHED 7:12 AM ET Jun. 17, 2026 PUBLISHED 7:12 AM EDT Jun. 17, 2026 SHARE EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he was delaying federal prosecutor Jay Clayton's nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community in a bid to force Congress to act on a voter ID bill that currently lacks enough support for passage. What You Need To Know President Donald Trump says he's delaying federal prosecutor Jay Clayton's nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community in a bid to force Congress to act on a voter ID bill that currently lacks enough support for passage The president said Wednesday on his social media site he'll keep housing official Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence Democratic and Republican lawmakers had opposed Trump's selection of Pulte, citing his apparent lack of experience in the intelligence field, which essentially forced Trump to turn to Clayton Clayton has spent the last 14 months as the top federal prose…