President Donald Trump says he’s delaying Jay Clayton’s nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community in a bid to force Congress to act on a voter ID bill that currently lacks enough support for

The president is keeping housing chief Bill Pulte in his role as acting director, which is expected to reopen a fight over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

President Trump delayed Jay Clayton's nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community, saying he's trying to force Congress to pass a voter ID bill that currently lacks enough support to be approved.

President Donald Trump pressured Senate Republicans to delay confirming Jay Clayton as his next intelligence director, throwing a wrench into leaders’ plans to quickly install him before loyalist Bill Pulte could take the position on an acting basis.

Trump accused Republicans of working with Democrats to "remove very fair, and talented, William Pulte," the loyalist his picked to serve as acting DNI.

Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, was set to be grilled at a confirmation hearing Wednesday that Republicans hoped would break the gridlock on an expired foreign spy program.

The president linked the move to his efforts to pass voting restrictions and said Jay Clayton's hearing would be delayed until his replacement as U.S. attorney is confirmed.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday's Senate ⁠hearing ⁠on Jay Clayton's nomination to ⁠become the next U.S. spy chief was canceled and would ​not go forward until James McDonald is confirmed as a U.