Pulte’s ODNI holdout as Clayton’s nomination nears
Bill Pulte’s grip on the ODNI endures as Jay Clayton’s confirmation advances, with White House officials signaling he should stay longer and Pulte pressing to finish his agenda, including declassifying material and sweeping layoffs, while Clayton’s upcoming swearing-in shifts the role—at least eventually—and Washington watches whether this dynamic reshapes the administration’s intelligence posture amid a busy Hill agenda.
