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US Senate confirms Trump’s new intelligence chief

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer called Jay Clayton's confirmation hearing performance "abysmal".

WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - The US Senate has confirmed Jay Clayton as President Donald Trump's top intelligence official, putting a permanent chief in charge of the country's spy agencies as the president revives unsupported election fraud claims ahead of the midterms.

Senators voted 51-47 to confirm Clayton's appointment, with all Democrats in the upper chamber voting against it.

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