Trump presses on with plan to install Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief
Lawmakers warn appointment of presidential loyalist will scuttle bipartisan agreement to renew Fisa surveillance law Donald Trump stood firm on his decision to install the controversial loyalist Bill Pulte as the country’s top intelligence official, demanding Congress pass a short-term extension of a surveillance law set to expire amid intense criticism of the appointment. Pulte has been asked “to execute the immediate and needed downsizing” of the office of the director of national intelligence
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Bill Pulte, nominated to be the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, sits on the day of a Senate committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on 27 February 2025. Photograph: Annabelle Gordon/ReutersView image in fullscreenBill Pulte, nominated to be the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, sits on the day of a Senate committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington DC on 27 February 2025. Photograph: Annabelle Gordon/ReutersUS politicsTrump presses on with plan to install Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chiefLawmakers warn appointment of presidential loyalist will scuttle bipartisan agreement to renew Fisa surveillance lawRobert Mackey and Joseph Gedeon in WashingtonWed 10 Jun 2026 14.42 EDTFirst published on Wed 10 Jun 2026 06.00…
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