Clayton DNI Nomination Stalled as Trump Frays GOP Plans
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Jay Clayton’s nomination to head the National Intelligence Director is effectively in the president’s hands after a surprise Trump post upended GOP hopes for a quick confirmation and revival of a key surveillance measure. The day also featured the White House delivering an Iran memorandum to Congress and the Senate Judiciary Committee advancing the NO FAKES Act to curb AI deepfakes, highlighting ongoing clashes between Trump’s agenda and Senate Republicans ahead of the midterms.
- Jay Clayton nomination remains up in the air, Thune says Politico
- Senate Republicans grow increasingly frustrated with Trump blindsiding them NBC News
- Trump Feuds With Thune and G.O.P., Stoking Election-Year Rift The New York Times
- Trump stalls confirmation process of his own national intelligence nominee PBS
- GOP senator: Trump putting ‘American lives at risk’ by blocking intelligence director nominee The Hill
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