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The US Senate Intelligence Committee voted 9-8 on Tuesday to advance Jay Clayton's nomination to serve as director of national intelligence, despite Democratic opposition. President Donald Trump had nominated Clayton, formerly chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, for the intelligence post.
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Committee voted 9-8 to advance Clayton’s nomination to serve as intelligence chief despite Democratic opposition The Senate intelligence committee on Tuesday advanced the nomination of Jay Clayton to serve as the US intelligence director, despite criticism from Democrats. Donald Trump had nominated Clayton, now the top federal prosecutor in the southern district of New York, for the role of the director of national…
NYTimes – US President Donald Trump has appointed Will Scharf, currently the White House staff secretary, to serve as White House counsel and assistant to the president, replacing David Warrington. Scharf, who has overseen the president's paperwork and executive orders, is expected to start on September 1. He also helped secure approval for a $400 million White House ballroom project.
Todd Blanche, Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, was sworn in as US attorney general after the Senate narrowly confirmed him Saturday. Blanche had been serving as acting attorney general since April and now formally leads the Department of Justice.
The man who prosecutors say orchestrated the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, Duane "Keffe D" Davis, is scheduled to go to trial almost 30 years after the drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.