SENATE PANEL ADVANCES JAY CLAYTON'S NOMINATION FOR DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE
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The 9-8 vote came after some Democrats had praised Clayton and indicated that they might vote for him. But that shifted after a contentious hearing last week in which Clayton repeatedly refused to say that former President Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
According to PBS News Hour - The Latest, The 9-8 vote came after some Democrats had praised Clayton and indicated that they might vote for him.
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- PBS News Hour - The Latest: The 9-8 vote came after some Democrats had praised Clayton and indicated that they might vote for him.
- PBS News Hour - The Latest: But that shifted after a contentious hearing last week in which Clayton repeatedly refused to say that former President Joe Biden won the 2020 election.
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