The US Senate voted 51-47 to confirm President Trump's nominee Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence (DNI).

INTELLIGENCE SUMMARY

The US Senate voted 51-47 to confirm President Trump's nominee Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence (DNI). Clayton replaces Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned to care for her husband following his cancer diagnosis. A former US attorney with limited intelligence experience, Clayton was seen as a more acceptable choice than acting DNI Bill Pulte. As DNI, Clayton will oversee the nation's 18 intelligence agencies and deliver the president's daily intelligence briefing.