Trump's DNI pick hearing scuttled over voting law spat
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) said that Wednesday's scheduled confirmation for President Trump 's director of national intelligence nominee, Jay Clayton , is still on for now — hours after the president claimed it was canceled. The big picture: Clayton's nomination, which GOP senators were aiming to fast-track, has been widely regarded as a way to ease tension between the White House and the upper chamber's Republicans after Trump nominated Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief. Driving the news: …


