President Trump said he is delaying the nomination of Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence, complicating a congressional bid to reauthorize a foreign-surveillance power
The Wall Street Journal • Politics • Jun 17, 2026
The president also said he wouldn’t sign legislation to renew a critical spying law and demanded Congress pass a voter-ID bill.
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