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Ford McCracken’s Biography

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Hi, my name is Ford McCracken. I am a production intern at ABC News' This Week with George Stephanopoulos. I'm a graduate of the University of Virginia, with a degree in media studies. In my time at UVA, I served as news editor of the student paper, The Cavalier Daily, covering the Jim Ryan resignation, Virginia's 2024 and 2025 elections and the Virginia General Assembly.

My primary focus is covering politics, and I write a weekly political newsletter on Substack called "What's McCracken? Polit…

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Sen. Warner says he won't vote to confirm Jay Clayton as DNI

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Sen. Warner says he won't vote to confirm Jay Clayton as DNI

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Democratic Sen. Mark Warner, the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said Sunday that he will not vote for Jay Clayton, currently the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, to be confirmed as director of national intelligence, a key intelligence oversight role. "I've known Jay for a long time. I like him, but after his performance before my committee, his inability to answer the question about who won the 2020 election ...
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Sen. Warner says he won't vote to confirm Jay Clayton as DNI Original

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But with Republicans controlling the Senate, he expects Clayton to be confirmed. Jay Clayton, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Director of National Intelligence, attends his Senate Intelligence Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 15, 2026. Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images Sen.
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