Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton Halts Intelligence Hearing After Trump Freezes DNI Nominee Clayton
Jun 17, 2026
Republican Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas announced Wednesday that the Senate confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton, the nominee to lead national intelligence, has been indefinitely postponed. The sudden delay follows a social media post from President Donald Trump on Truth Social earlier that mornin
g. Trump declared that Clayton’s nomination would not move forward until Jamie […]
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