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

Bill Pulte, acting US intelligence chief? United States President Donald Trump has appointed businessman and federal

Trump appoints housing official as acting director of national intelligence

Trump appoints housing official as acting director of national intelligence ![Bill Pulte, Director of the Federal

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

Trump’s decision to appoint Bill Pulte as the acting director of national intelligence has set off alarm

Takeaways from Iowa's primaries. And, DOJ nixes Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund

Trump announced yesterday that he is appointing Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte as** the acting

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

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