Senate confirms Clayton as Trump’s next intelligence director
The former SEC chairman will replace acting intelligence chief Bill Pulte, whose brief tenure oversaw repeated personnel cuts to the nation’s top spy office.
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Published: 28 July 2026
Source: NextGov/FCW
Category: News
Topics: Regulation
Retrieved: 29 July 2026
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