Pakistan, July 29 -- The US Senate has confirmed Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence (DNI), giving President Donald Trump a permanent head to oversee the country's intelligence community amid renewed political debate over election security and national intelligence.

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The Senate approved Clayton's nomination in a 51-47 vote, with all Democratic senators voting against his confirmation. Shortly after the vote, President Trump welcomed the decision, describing Clayton as an outstanding choice to lead the nation's intelligence agencies.

Clayton, a former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission and former US attorney for the Southern District of New York, succeeds ...