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Senate confirms Clayton as new director of intelligence

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The Senate approved President Donald Trump's choice to oversee the country's spy agencies. Clayton will be inheriting a much smaller agency after the office's workforce was cut in a series of firings in recent weeks. His confirmation follows accusations from Democratic lawmakers and former national security officials that the Trump White House has attempted to use the intelligence agencies to wage partisan political warfare.