WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is expected to confirm Jay Clayton on Tuesday to become head of the nation’s intelligence agencies, ensuring that a permanent director is in place as the midterm elections approach. Clayton is expected to be confirmed along party lines after a contentious hearing two weeks ago in which he repeatedly refused to say that former President Joe Biden won the 2020 election. Hours before the scheduled Senate vote on Clayton, Pulte released on X intelligence community documents from 2020 that described China’s capacity to interfere in the American political process as well as vulnerabilities in the election system. Pulte has also presided over a downsizing of the national intelligence office, which functions as a coordinating hub for the U.S. government’s intelligence agencies. The Senate voted 51-43 along party lines on Monday to advance Clayton’s nomination.