Trump doubles down on Pulte for intelligence post, calls for short-term extension of foreign surveillance law
Unless Congress acts, a key provision of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act will expire at the end of this week.
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Trump says Bill Pulte will ‘execute the immediate downsizing’ of intelligence community in temporary role – live
US president says he will look for a permanent director ‘with experience in National Security’ after backlash against Bill Pulte’s lacking record Sign up for the Breaking News US email Donald Trump ’s immigration crackdown is largely targeting people from the countries most vulnerable to displace...
Trump backs short-term spy powers extension amid fight with Senate GOP over Pulte
President Trump asked Congress for a short-term extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), an effort to give time to nominate and confirm a permanent director of national intelligence amid threats from Democrats to not renew the act if Bill Pulte remains acting ...
Beyond Pulte, Congress cannot renew spy law without reforms
Pulte or no Pulte, renewal of Section 702 will be an uphill battle unless Republican leaders allow votes on genuine reform.
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 is pushing ahead with his controversial plan to install political loyalist Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, a move that has sparked bipartisan c...
Trump Says Bill Pulte Will Take Over as Intelligence Chief on June 19
The president also plans to keep Mr. Pulte as the head of a federal housing agency, heightening tension with Congress and complicating the renewal of a powerful spying authority.
Trump says Pulte will take over as acting DNI sooner than expected
President Trump announced on Tuesday that Bill Pulte will assume the role of the U. S. ’s intelligence chief earlier than anticipated, despite the threat that this controversial nomination poses to renewing America’s warrantless spy powers.
Trump meets Johnson as outcry over Bill Pulte threatens Fisa renewal
President backs Pulte for acting DNI chief despite backlash that puts reauthorization of key surveillance law at risk Donald Trump met with the House speaker, Mike Johnson , at the White House on Tuesday as pressure mounts on the president to nominate a permanent director of national intelligence...
Trump stands by decision to name Pulte to intel role despite revolt in Congress
Bill Pulte will begin serving as acting director of national intelligence in a week and a half, President Trump said, effectively standing by his decision to name the housing regulator and Trump loyalist.
Trump’s elevating Bill Pulte as intelligence chief could mean FISA spy power expires
FISA Section 702, a powerful surveillance tool, faces a risk of expiring this week after President Donald Trump named Bill Pulte as acting national intelligence director.
Trump faces tough choice: Save spy powers or stick with Pulte
Pressure is growing on President Trump to back down from his controversial move to appoint Bill Pulte to lead the intelligence community in order to safeguard another priority— renewing America’s warrantless spy powers.
Speaker Johnson meets with Trump amid FISA struggles over Pulte
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La. ) is meeting with President Trump on Tuesday morning as Democratic outrage about Trump tapping Bill Pulte as the acting director of national intelligence endangers reauthorization of the nation’s foreign spy powers set to expire at the end of the week. On the way out ...
Thune: White House weighing pick to replace Pulte as long-term DNI
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S. D. ) says the White House is “weighing seriously” a long-term nominee to replace Bill Pulte as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), a move that could resolve the Democratic blockade of enhanced intelligence surveillance authorities that are due to e...
The real reason Bill Pulte was named director of national intelligence
President Trump appointed Bill Pulte, with no intelligence or national security experience, as the interim director of national intelligence to prove the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
Pulte appointment ups pressure for Congress to punt on reauthorizing spy powers
The looming deadline to renew the nation’s warrantless spy powers is clashing with a pressure campaign on the White House to yank the appointment of Bill Pulte, a controversial figure tapped to lead the intelligence community.