Senate Confirms Jay Clayton as Intelligence Chief on Party-Line Vote

The Senate confirmed Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence on July 28, 2026, in a 51-47 party-line vote. Clayton — former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York and SEC chairman under Trump's first term — becomes the third person to lead the ODNI in roughly seven months, after Tulsi Gabbard's resignation and Bill Pulte's acting tenure.