Trump blindsides Senate: DNI nomination delayed as election-law demand roils GOP
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President Trump blindsides Senate Republicans by delaying Jay Clayton’s nomination to be director of national intelligence and threatening to withhold support for a key surveillance reauthorization unless the SAVE America Act passes, straining relations with Majority Leader John Thune and other GOP members who say his tactics undermine their agenda amid broader fights over Iran, the FISA program, and election-law reform.
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