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What to Know About Jay Clayton, Trump’s Pick for Intelligence Director

Mr. Clayton, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan and a former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has been overseeing an office known for prominent cases.

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Jay Clayton, then serving as the U.S. attorney, at Gracie Mansion in New York last March. President Trump said he plans to choose him as the next director of national intelligence.
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Kennedy Center Appeals Order to Remove Trump’s Name

One day before a deadline to take the president’s name off its facade, the arts institution appealed a federal judge’s ruling that also temporarily blocked it from closing.

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Judge Christopher R. Cooper ruled that only Congress had the power to alter the name of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which was dedicated to the president in a 1964 law.
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Trump Picks Jay Clayton for Director of National Intelligence After Backlash Over Bill Pulte

The president said he would nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan and the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, for the permanent role.

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President Trump’s pick to be the director of national intelligence, Jay Clayton, took over as the U.S. attorney for Manhattan in April 2025.
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Paramount CEO David Ellison Pledges Editorial Independence for ‘60 Minutes’

David Ellison told Ms. Stahl, one of three remaining correspondents for the news program, that he would respect the show’s editorial decisions after a tumultuous stretch.

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The Holdup at the Center of the Iran Talks, and Trump’s Baseless New Claims of Voter Fraud

Plus, “I’m busy, but you can talk to my A.I. twin.”

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President Trump has repeatedly said that the United States and Iran were coming close to a deal to end the war. It is not clear that they are actually any closer at the moment.
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