Trump derails GOP intel chief deal, throwing DNI confirmation into chaos

President Donald Trump upended a carefully negotiated GOP plan to confirm Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence by tying the vote to his voter ID bill, delaying Clayton's confirmation hearing and keeping Bill Pulte in the acting DNI role. The move has left Senate leaders seeking clarity from the White House as Democrats refused to help reauthorize lapsed foreign-surveillance powers, plunging Congress into limbo over the intel leadership and the must-pass national security package.