Bill Pulte, newly appointed as Acting Director of National Intelligence, initiated significant staff reductions on his first day.
Bill Pulte, newly appointed as Acting Director of National Intelligence, initiated significant staff reductions on his first day. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Bill Pulte , the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and the new Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI), has begun implementing mass firings at the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) on his first official day in the DNI role. DETAIL: Reports state that Pulte arrived at the agency a day early on June 18, requested a list of employees, and met with agency lawyers as he prepared personnel decisions. The move comes after President Donald J. Trump nominated former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton to serve as DNI last week, amid…Open
OPINION: President Trump has stalled the confirmation process for Jay Clayton to be the next Director of National Intelligence, frustrating members of Congress. #Trump #JayClayton #SAVEAct
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin joined “Wake Up America” to discuss the security challenges facing the nation during major events like America 250 and the World Cup, the lapse of FISA Section 702, and the thwarted terror plot targeting a UFC event at the White House.
President Trump announced Wednesday morning he is pausing the confirmation process for federal prosecutor Jay Clayton’s nomination to be director of national intelligence until Congress approves the nation’s warrantless spy powers and a voter ID bill. But he later faced resistance from an ally — Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee — who at first said the hearing was slated to proceed. Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5927665-donald-trump-pauses-clayton-dni-nomination/ #Trump #BillPulte #JayClayton #Congress #Senate #Thune #TomCotton #NationalIntelligence
Jay Clayton, Trump's nominee to replace Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence (DNI), is set to go before senators for his confirmation hearing on Wednesday afternoon. Trump announced early Wednesday morning that Republicans were cancelling Clayton's confirmation hearing because Democrats are refusing to extend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act until Trump pulls Bill Pulte as acting DNI. He also said he wants to get Jamie McDonald confirmed as Clayton's replacement as U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York before moving ahead with shifting Clayton to the intelligence role. However, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said later on Wednesday Clayton's hearing would proceed as…
President Trump is pressing for an extension of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to include the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act. “A few Dumocrats are against FISA, with or without Bill Pulte going to DNI, as Acting. What kind of a deal is that. Besides, I’m against FISA if it doesn’t come with The Save America Act (Full version!) firmly attached to it. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!” Trump said in a Truth Social post Sunday afternoon, referencing Democratic opposition to reauthorizing the nation’s warrantless spy powers due to objections to Pulte being tapped to head the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. Read more:…
President Trump is demanding Congress attach his sweeping voting overhaul to legislation renewing a key U.S. surveillance authority . Why it matters: Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is among the government's most contested surveillance authorities, long opposed by privacy advocates and supported by security hawks. Its fate now hinges on Trump's unrelated demands for a voting bill . Driving the news: In a Truth Social posts Sunday, Trump tied renewal of Section 702 to the SAVE America Act , his stalled bill requiring proof of citizenship to register and photo ID to cast a ballot. - "I'm against FISA if it doesn't come with The Save America Act (Full version!) firmly attached to it," Trump wrote in one post . -…
On Thursday, both the House and the Senate failed to pass bills to extend Section 702 of FISA through July 2 amid Democrats’ anger over Bill Pulte being tapped to head the intelligence community.
