WASHINGTON—Christopher Wray, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the next FBI director, cleared a key hurdle in his confirmation process on Thursday when the Senate Judiciary Committee voted in a show of unity to advance his nomination to the full Senate. The unanimous vote by the 11 Republicans and nine Democrats on the panel paves the way for Mr. Wray to be confirmed and take office as the next leader of the Federal Bureau of Investigation before the Senate adjourns in mid-August for a brief summer recess. Mr. Wray,...

Source: Wall Street Journal July 20, 2017 14:26 UTC