Anonymous11 days ago
President Trump appointed Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency with no intelligence background, as acting Director of National Intelligence on June 2, 2026, bypassing the principal deputy who had been serving in the role. The appointment drew bipartisan criticism, including from Senate Majority Leader John Thune, and raises legal, ethical, and national security questions about dual officeholding, statutory qualifications, and presidential control over a $76.5 billion intelligence apparatus.