The Senate canceled Jay Clayton's confirmation hearing on Wednesday after President Trump's move to delay the installation of the new intelligence chief.

President Donald Trump says he’s delaying Jay Clayton’s nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community in a bid to force Congress to act on a voter ID bill that currently lacks enough support for

President Donald Trump called on the Senate to delay Jay Clayton’s nomination to be the next director of national intelligence, citing his frustration over a lapsed surveillance tool and a voter ID bi

The dueling statements from Trump and Tom Cotton, chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, dash hopes for a swift renewal of a crucial surveillance program that expired last week.

Trump said he would block renewal of warrantless surveillance unless it was attached to his voter ID bill in a spat with Congress over key nominations.

The president is keeping housing chief Bill Pulte in his role as acting director, which is expected to reopen a fight over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

Washington ― U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said a Senate hearing on his nominee to lead U.S. intelligence, Jay Clayton, should be postponed, throwing plans for a swift confirmation into doubt just hours before the session.

President Donald Trump pressured Senate Republicans to delay confirming Jay Clayton as his next intelligence director, throwing a wrench into leaders’ plans to quickly install him before loyalist Bill Pulte could take the position on an acting basis.