U.S. Senate confirms Jay Clayton as new intelligence chief

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted along party lines to confirm former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence.

The upper chamber voted 51-47 to approve the nomination, allowing Clayton -- also the former head of the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell, and the current U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York -- to fill in the key position. The confirmation came after President Donald Trump faced bipartisan concerns over his decision in early June to appoint Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence.