Trump, Bill Pulte and Director of National Intelligence

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'Pulte has none of that, zero!': Warner unloads on Trump's shocking choice to lead US intelligence
A fiery moment unfolded during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing as Vice Chairman Mark Warner sharply criticized President Donald Trump's decision to appoint Bill Pulte to serve as Director of National Intelligence while continuing to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

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Trump stands by decision to name Pulte to intel role despite revolt in Congress
Why Trump picked Bill Pulte to lead US intelligence as critics question his qualifications
Spy-powers deal is latest Hill casualty of Trump’s impetuous decisionmaking
Congress appeared to be on track to reauthorize a national spy program that’s due to expire in the coming days.

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Pulte appointment ups pressure for Congress to punt on reauthorizing spy powers
It’s just the latest hiccup in the process of reauthorizing Section 702, raising the possibility that Congress may need to again pass a short-term extension of the program after already punting twice ...

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Letters to the Editor: Even as acting director, Bill Pulte can do a lot of damage to national intelligence
Senator Mark Warner calls Pulte a 'security risk'

Inflation, Trump immunity, and Bill Pulte: Takeaways from Scott Bessent’s testimony

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spent the past two days testifying before lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Bessent appeared before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday and the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday.

WATCH LIVE: Senate Intelligence hearing on foreign threats to 2024 elections

The Senate Intelligence Committee holds a hearing examining foreign threats to upcoming US elections.
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Featured Senate hearings: Senate has hands full with financial reform, energy, intelligence reform

Also on Thursday, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee holds a hearing to assess how reforming U.S. intelligence services has improved in the 10 years since 9/11.
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5 takeaways on Gabbard’s grilling in House worldwide threats hearing

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard was grilled for a second day of hearings on Thursday on whether Iran was close to building nuclear weapons and if Tehran posed an “imminent threat” to the U.S. before President Trump started the ongoing ...

Tulsi Gabbard out as DNI but Trump doesn’t tee up a confirmation fight

Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her post as director of national intelligence because of her husband’s cancer battle, President Donald Trump announced Friday. The commander in chief said Principal Deputy DNI Aaron Lukas would take over after Gabbard departs on June 30.