New Intelligence Role Puts Bill Pulte’s Housing Agenda in Doubt

Mr. Pulte has had difficulty boosting the housing market as head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Now he will also serve as acting intelligence director.

By Matthew Goldstein and Lydia DePillis

Trump’s loyalist intelligence chief pick throws into doubt renewal of critical surveillance program

Democrats say appointment of Bill Pulte could doom bipartisan agreement to renew section 702 of Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Donald Trump’s appointment of a close political ally with no intelligence experience to lead the nation’s spy agencies has thrown last-ditch efforts to renew a critical surveillance program into doubt. Bill Pulte, currently head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), major Republican donor and heir to a...

By Joseph Gedeon in Washington

Sen. Mark Warner on Bill Pulte being named acting national intelligence director

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence committee, about mortgage chief Bill Pulte's move to acting director of national intelligence.

By Steve Inskeep

WATCH: Rubio scorches claim Trump weighed finances in Iran decisions: ‘Not even for a millisecond’

Secretary of State Rubio calls allegations that Trump considered personal finances in Iran decisions "completely false" during heated House hearing.

‘Doesn’t seem qualified’: Who is Bill Pulte, acting US intelligence chief?

Republican and Democratic lawmakers have questioned the credentials of President Trump's latest appointee.

Bessent Says He Tried To Fight Bill Pulte—But Still Supports Him For Acting Intelligence Chief - Forbes

Bessent Says He Tried To Fight Bill Pulte—But Still Supports Him For Acting Intelligence Chief  Forbes

Trump’s library team claims they can’t find a single Twitter DM despite president’s 25,000 tweets during his first term

Court records show Twitter identified at least 32 Twitter DMs sent or received by the president before January 6

By Alex Woodward

The fading influence of America’s spy co-ordinator

Bill Pulte’s appointment as director of national intelligence reflects the office’s declining stature

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Alia appoints Eunice Ogbenyi acting Benue Head of Service

Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia, has approved the appointment of Dr. Eunice Ogbenyi as Acting Head of Service (HoS) following the death of the immediate past HoS, Dr. Agbogbo Ode. The post Alia appoints Eunice Ogbenyi acting Benue Head of Service appeared first on Vanguard News.

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