Jay Clayton

Rule Changes

Confirmed by the Senate 51-47 on July 28, 2026

The Justice Department withdrew grand-jury subpoenas against four New York Times reporters on July 23, after a federal judge questioned how prosecutors obtained them. The subpoenas had sought testimony and phone records tied to the paper's reporting on security gaps in the Qatari-donated Air Force One.

Updated 4 days ago

Force in Play

Warned on October 23 that Iranian plots against US personnel had reached 'advanced stages'

American intelligence now says Iran has sharply increased efforts to kill US personnel, with the plotting at what the director of national intelligence called "advanced stages." A memo dated October 23 from Jay Clayton to Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the threat covers the Middle East and other countries.

Updated Oct 24

Rule Changes

Led the Super Intelligence Force's first meeting on October 15 and its warning to AI companies to report rogue model behavior

Federal agencies are moving at different speeds to replace 'artificial intelligence' with 'Super Intelligence.' NASA pushed its second round of website and title changes live on October 16, two weeks early, while other agencies have made only partial switches.

Updated Oct 20

Rule Changes

Reported to be named 'AI czar'

Six leading AI developers signed the White House Accord on Super Intelligence on September 29, pledging internal controls, an internal monitoring team, an external auditor, and board review. Anthropic is the first signatory to act, giving six staffers from METR, a nonprofit that evaluates frontier models, employee-like access to test its models and publish findings.

Updated Oct 17