NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Acting Director of National Intelligence William Pulte has announced a fifth wave of office downsizing. “Good News! In addition to the Historic DECLASSIFICATIONS (Transparency!) by the President, we are, this morning, Executing a 5th and Near Final Round of TERMINATIONS, an approximately 30% Staff Reduction from Weeks … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Senate Republicans quietly advanced President Donald Trump’s pick to run the nation’s intelligence agencies and placed Congress back on a path to restart a crucial counterterrorism tool. Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton, R-Ark., revealed that the panel voted U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton out of committee in … Read more
Washington — Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia said Sunday that he’ll vote against President Trump’s nominee Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence, citing disappointment in his testimony at a confirmation hearing last week despite his previous optimism about the nominee. “I’ve known Jay for a long time. I like Jay. I worked well … Read more
President Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, refused to answer who won the 2020 presidential election during a confirmation hearing. Meanwhile, Mr. Trump is expected to make a primetime speech Thursday night. CBS News’ Aaron Navarro has more. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! [BC ID: 6401218653112] President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s intelligence agencies appeared in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday for a relatively smooth hearing that quickly turned explosive just before it ended. U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton, who currently serves in the Southern District … Read more
Washington — Jay Clayton is appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee for a confirmation hearing Wednesday to become director of national intelligence, after President Trump abruptly canceled plans to move forward with his nomination last month. Last month, Mr. Trump pushed Senate Republicans to cancel his own nominee’s hearing, saying Clayton’s nomination should not move … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A group of Democrat senators all agreed Congress should renew the government’s spying powers to ensure national security. When asked whether the authority should be reauthorized amid ongoing foreign and domestic terror threats, Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., Peter Welch, D-Vt., and Chris Coons, D-Del., all agreed while … Read more
Washington — Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado said on Sunday he’s worried that “Americans are at risk” with Bill Pulte serving as the Trump administration’s intelligence chief. “I’m just more worried day-to-day that Americans are at risk because we have someone who’s incompetent at the head of this agency,” Crow said on “Face … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! They didn’t know what to do. Just before 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, President Trump blindsided everyone in the U.S. Senate. In a post on Truth Social, the president declared he was “cancelling the Senate hearing” for his Director of National Intelligence nominee Jay Clayton. Moreover, the … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! They didn’t know what to do. Just before 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, President Trump blindsided everyone in the U.S. Senate. In a post on Truth Social, the president declared he was “cancelling the Senate hearing” for his Director of National Intelligence nominee Jay Clayton. Moreover, the … Read more