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Trump's pick for intel chief could imperil a key U.S. spy tool. Who is Bill Pulte?

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Trump appoints housing official as acting director of national intelligence

Federal Housing Finance Agency, speaks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House

Sen. Warner warns of risks from Pulte's intelligence appointment

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Alarm in Washington as Trump taps staunch loyalist to serve as intelligence chief

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), an under-the-radar regulator that oversees the government lenders

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Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte as** the acting director of national intelligence. Pulte

Trump directs interim US intelligence chief Bill Pulte to downsize agency

Federal Housing Finance Agency. In that position, Pulte has accused several of Trump’s adversaries

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Federal Housing Finance Agency and a major Republican donor, would be acting DNI.** While Trump

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

agencies has thrown last-ditch efforts to renew a critical surveillance program into doubt. Bill Pulte, currently head of the Federal Housing Finance

President Trump calls to delay nomination of intel pick Jay Clayton

Federal Housing Finance Agency and would enter the job with no national intelligence experience. He has used

Bill Pulte assumes role of US acting director of national intelligence

Federal Housing Finance Agency director, became the acting director of national intelligence (DNI) on Friday

US House will attempt to pass extension of powerful surveillance law

Federal Housing Finance Agency, and heir to a home construction company fortune, to the top intelligence

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

Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) since March 2025. He is heir to his family’s residential

A key U.S. spy tool is set to lapse on Friday — now what?

Federal Housing Finance Agency, Pulte is known for leveraging his post and large social media

A powerful US surveillance law is set to expire – what happens now?

Federal Housing Finance Agency and a major Republican donor, would be acting DNI. While Trump

Trump claims Pulte will investigate ‘rigged elections’ in temporary role

Federal Housing Finance Agency, is a [staunch Trump loyalist](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/02/bill-pulte-intelligence-chief-concerns) and does not have

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Federal Housing Finance Agency, is a staunch Trump loyalist and does not have national intelligence

Trump to pick US attorney Jay Clayton for director of national intelligence

Federal Housing Finance Agency, has no intelligence experience or military experience. Democrats vowed to withhold

Trump names Jay Clayton to serve as director of national intelligence

Federal Housing Finance Agency, roiled congressional negotiations around [section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance

Virginia’s redistricting vote ‘a critical step’ for the swing state

House with 217 seats to the Democrats’s 213, every vote counts, and Democrats have characterized supporting Virginia’s referendum – which would likely undo the current delegation’s split of six Democrats and five Republicans

Trump appointee leading $205bn US agency had personal ties to Epstein, emails show

Finance Corporation (DFC), the Trump administration’s largest overseas investment arm. The agency was previously confined to work in low-income countries, but Congress recently cleared it to invest in high-income countries and tripled