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Panetta on Pulte: Intelligence community getting ‘a political hack’

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Former CIA Director Leon Panetta on Thursday morning derided President Trump’s new pick to lead national intelligence operations: Bill Pulte. Panetta, who also served as Defense secretary under former President Obama, told NPR’s Leila Fadel on “Morning Edition” that Pulte, currently the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has “absolutely no business” serving in…

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Trump says Bill Pulte won't be director of national intelligence permanently

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Trump says Bill Pulte won't be director of national intelligence permanently

Asked if Bill Pulte has the national security experience for the job, President Trump said he does because he's "smart."

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Trump stresses Pulte ‘not going to be permanent’ DNI

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Trump stresses Pulte ‘not going to be permanent’ DNI

President Trump said Thursday that his choice to serve as director of national intelligence (DNI), Bill Pulte, would only be a temporary selection amid bipartisan controversy over the pick. Trump said Pulte, who’s currently the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is “very smart” and has “high integrity,” when asked by reporters in the…

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Trump announces Bill Pulte won’t be permanent pick for director of national intelligence

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Trump announces Bill Pulte won’t be permanent pick for director of national intelligence

President Donald Trump reiterated that his new acting director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, won’t be in the role permanently. Trump’s announcement on Tuesday that Pulte would replace Tulsi Gabbard and her original successor, Deputy Director Aaron Lukas. Pulte has rankled congressional Republicans over his lack of national security experience. “He’s very smart,” Trump told reporters of […]

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Senate Republicans move forward with their big immigration bill after internal clashes: From the Politics Desk

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Senate Republicans move forward with their big immigration bill after internal clashes: From the Politics Desk

Sahil Kapur previews the road ahead for congressional Republicans’ next reconciliation bill.

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Senate bill includes provision limiting president’s ability to sever intelligence sharing with Israel

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Senate bill includes provision limiting president’s ability to sever intelligence sharing with Israel

Deep within the proposed Senate Intelligence Authorization Act are provisions to enhance intelligence sharing between the United States and Israel. If passed, the bill would require all future presidents to document any determinations to suspend, reduce, or limit intelligence and security cooperation with Israel. Introduced by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) on May 20 in the […]

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Inflation, Trump immunity, and Bill Pulte: Takeaways from Scott Bessent’s testimony

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Inflation, Trump immunity, and Bill Pulte: Takeaways from Scott Bessent’s testimony

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spent the past two days testifying before lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Bessent appeared before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday and the House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday. It was the first time he addressed the panels since the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law in July […]

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Trump Says Pulte's Intelligence Position Will Be Temporary

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Trump Says Pulte's Intelligence Position Will Be Temporary

President Donald Trump says that Bill Pulte will only serve as national intelligence director on an acting basis during remarks to reporters at the White House. (Source: Bloomberg)

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Wrong person at the wrong time: Bill Pulte and America’s intelligence gap

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Wrong person at the wrong time: Bill Pulte and America’s intelligence gap

President Trump has appointed Bill Pulte, with no known experience in national security, as acting director of National Intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard, raising concerns about the state of the agency and the potential for increased threats to national security.

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