Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence is still seen by some Democrats as a safer alternative to Trump ...

President Donald Trump's permanent nominee to head up the Office of the Director of National Intelligence is facing a new ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday nominated Jay Clayton, the US attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be his next director of national intelligence.

Jay Clayton tapped for intel chief as surveillance powers lapse, deepening Trump’s clash with Congress.

Erin Banco is a national security correspondent focusing on the intelligence community. She covers everything from the wars ...

President Donald Trump tapped Jay Clayton as his pick to be the next director of national intelligence on Thursday after facing pushback over his recent choice to fill the acting role, Bill Pulte. If ...

Clayton is a former chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission who oversees the Justice Department office in the Southern District of New York.

President Trump on Thursday announced he's nominating Jay Clayton, the current U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be the next director of national intelligence, aiming to end a ...

Trump's announcement came after House Democrats' objections to his pick of Bill Pulte as acting chief ensured that a key national security tool expires Friday.

United States President Donald Trump has said he will nominate federal prosecutor Jay Clayton to be the next director of national intelligence (DNI). The announcement on Thursday comes amid pushback ...

Republicans on Capitol Hill believed they’d found a way to dump President Donald Trump’s controversial pick for temporary intelligence chief — while defusing a major fight with Democrats over a ...

Jay Clayton, US attorney for the southern district of New York.Photograph: Jeenah Moon/Reuters Donald Trump abruptly divertedthe confirmation process for Jay Clayton as the US’s top intelligence chief ...