Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Intel Chief's Confirmation Hearing and Election Integrity

Trump pulls intel nominee, demands voting law

What happenedPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday scuppered plans by Senate Republicans to quickly confirm his nominee for director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton. Posting on social media from the G7 summit in France, Trump said he was canceling Clayton’s confirmation hearing, hours before it was set to begin, until the Senate confirmed his former lawyer James McDonald as U.S. attorney in Manhattan. “To add a slight bit of intrigue,” Trump…

Trump will do anything to rig elections—even kneecap his own nominees

Poor Jay Clayton. Wednesday was supposed to be his big day: a Senate confirmation hearing where he would transition from being the U.S.

Sen. Elissa Slotkin on intel chief's confirmation hearing and election integrity

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan about the fight over the confirmation of a new national intelligence director, the renewal of spy tools and election integrity.

Trump Halts Clayton Nomination Until His Latest Demand Is Met

by Arianna Hooker at CDN - President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Jay Clayton’s nomination to be the new Director of National Intelligence would not move forward until the Senate confirms one of his picks for U.S. Attorney. In a lengthy post to Truth Social early Wednesday morning, Trump said he was canceling the scheduled Wednesday Senate hearing for Clayton, who … Click to read the rest HERE-> Trump Halts Clayton Nomination Until His …

Trump claims Democrats ‘afraid of’ his acting spy chief as he blows up Senate hearing

Trump’s pronouncement comes as Republicans had hoped to expedite the confirmation of Jay Clayton in order to stop Bill Pulte from taking over as acting director of National Intelligence

Clayton confirmation hearing postponed as Trump tries to push Senate on voter ID bill

A key Republican senator, Tom Cotton, had vowed to push forward with a hearing anyway, but Trump eventually directed Clayton to not appear for his confirmation proceedings, forcing Cotton, the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, to announce that the hearing was postponed.