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Rep. Subramanyam Warns Pulte Risks Politicize Intelligence

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Rep. Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA), ranking member on the House Oversight Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs, says FHFA chief Bill Pulte is "absolutely not qualified" to serve as acting director of national intelligence and expects the Trump administration to rely more on acting officials to advance the president's agenda without Senate confirmation. Subramanyam also weighs in on the Justice Department's scrapped $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization" fund and Trump's executive order creating a voluntary review process for advanced AI models. He speaks with Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz on the late edition of Bloomberg's "Balance of Power." (Source: Bloomberg)

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Senators Thune and Cotton React to Pulte as Acting ODNI

The Last Refuge

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Senators Thune and Cotton React to Pulte as Acting ODNI

Thune defers to Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Tom Cotton, who, obviously, wants maximum control returned to the Central Intelligence Agency, and it is a little funny; visibly funny. Because in the background -much to the angst of the SSCI- people are starting to realize how this dysfunctional Intelligence Community apparatus actually works. With […] The post Senators Thune and Cotton React to Pulte as Acting ODNI appeared first on The Last Refuge.

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Pulte appointment to top intel job raises concerns he could ‘politicize’ info getting to Trump

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Pulte appointment to top intel job raises concerns he could ‘politicize’ info getting to Trump

Many of President Trump’s key priorities are facing pushback in Congress. NBC News correspondents Monica Alba, Melanie Zanona and Courtney Kube report on President Trump’s decision to name Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, the DOJ’s “anti-weaponization” fund, and the latest U.S. negotiations with Iran.

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The Atlantic

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One Reason Trump Might Have Chosen His New Intelligence Chief

Bill Pulte has no national-security experience, but he does have one qualification that might appeal to the president.

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The Atlantic

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What Trump Wants From Bill Pulte

The director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency has no experience in national security but can be counted on to go after the president’s enemies.

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Daily on Energy: Offshore wind legal battle, nuclear fuel news, and an El Niño warning

Washington Examiner

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Daily on Energy: Offshore wind legal battle, nuclear fuel news, and an El Niño warning

WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY: Good afternoon and happy Tuesday, readers! With the help of our editor, Joe Lawler, today’s edition of Daily on Energy kicks off with the latest update in the Trump administration’s battle against the offshore wind industry. 🌬️⚡ The administration is facing a lawsuit from several Democratic-led states, which claim that the administration’s […]

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Trump taps housing official Bill Pulte to be US spymaster

BBC News

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Trump taps housing official Bill Pulte to be US spymaster

The head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, who pushed for criminal charges against Trump's foes, will step in as acting Director of National Intelligence.

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‘Americans will be less safe’: alarm as Trump picks loyalist as intelligence chief

US news | The Guardian

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‘Americans will be less safe’: alarm as Trump picks loyalist as intelligence chief

Bill Pulte, who does not have any national intelligence experience, is nicknamed ‘Little Trump’ among some Donald Trump’s decision to appoint Bill Pulte as the acting director of national intelligence has set off alarm bells in Washington, as a staunch Trump loyalist with little government experience who has shown an eagerness to retaliate against the president’s political rivals will now sit atop the US intelligence apparatus.Pulte, whose grandfather started PulteGroup, a major residential homebuilder, had no government experience before Trump appointed him to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), an under-the-radar regulator that oversees the government lenders Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Shortly after arriving at the agency, he began to gut it, firing sizable chunks of the boards of both and appointing himself as chair. Pulte had no government experience before being appointed to the role and does not have national intelligence experience. Continue reading...

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Trump names new director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard

Blaze Media

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Trump names new director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard

President Donald Trump has announced who will replace Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence.Gabbard announced her resignation as DNI last month after serving in the office for a year and a half. She cited her husband's "extremely rare form of bone cancer" diagnosis as the main reason.'Bill is a great guy who recognizes that the bureaucracy of the intel community must respond to the elected leadership.' Now, Trump has appointed William Pulte to take her place as acting director.Pulte was the head of Pulte Homes, the third-largest homebuilder in the U.S., with billions in revenue, before he was picked by Trump to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency."I am appointing the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Chairman of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, William J. Pulte, to serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social Tuesday."William has deep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America, the safety and soundness of the Markets, and over 10 Trillion Dollars at Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, a substantial increase from where it was just 12 months ago," Trump added.Pulte used the resources of the FHFA to find evidence of alleged mortgage fraud committed by some of Trump's most vehement political enemies, including Democratic New York Attorney General Letitia James and former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.).Some Democrats cited those investigations as evidence that Pulte will do the same as DNI."I will be a hard NO on FISA Section 702 reauthorization," wrote Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu of California in a statement on social media. "Whether or not the totally unqualified and corrupt Bill Pulte gets confirmed, trump’s nomination of Pulte has already shown trump would have no problem with weaponizing intelligence against Americans he doesn’t like."RELATED: Pulte calls for investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell — and for his removal Vice President JD Vance praised the decision."Bill is a great guy who recognizes that the bureaucracy of the intel community must respond to the elected leadership (rather than the other way around). He'll do great!" he wrote on social media.For the time being, Pulte will serve as acting director. He will need Senate confirmation to become the official director.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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