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AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - Trump loyalist Pulte gets oversight of vast U.S. intel

President Trump on Tuesday picked Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte to lead the U.S. intelligence community, elevating a MAGA loyalist to one of the government's most powerful national security posts. Why it matters: President Trump's decision to install Pulte atop the nation's intelligence network gives the MAGA enforcer wide-ranging access to vast amounts of data the government collects. Between the lines: Critics questioned Pulte's independence in leading the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), citing investigations he launched as FHFA director into figures Trump has publicly criticized, including New York Attorney General Letitia James and Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.). - Pulte will replace…

AXIOS (Sara Fischer) - Scott Pelley fired from "60 Minutes" following testy exchange

Nick Bilton, the newly installed executive producer of "60 Minutes ," has fired Scott Pelley after the veteran anchor assailed him in front of staff members during a meeting on Bilton's first day on the job. Why it matters: The leaked exchange showed how little confidence top talent has in the new management team at "60 Minutes " and CBS News. - Pelley told Bilton he lacked relevant expertise and that Bilton's new boss Bari Weiss was "murdering" CBS News' flagship show. Zoom in: In a termination letter, Bilton said he fired Pelley "for cause" after the confrontation. - He said he was disappointed the journalist chose to ambush him at his first meeting instead of have a conversation after he invited Pelley to dinner. - "Yesterday, you…

THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Ted Snider) - Russia’s Warnings Signal Danger of Widening War

In the Baltics and in Kiev, the risks of a major escalation are rising. The post Russia’s Warnings Signal Danger of Widening War appeared first on The American Conservative .

Foreign Affairs Russia’s Warnings Signal Danger of Widening War In the Baltics and in Kiev, the risks of a major escalation are rising. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP via Getty Images) The United States and Russia have agreed on little in the war in Ukraine. The one thing they have agreed on is the existential necessity of avoiding a direct war between NATO and Russia, which could become a third world war or even a nuclear war. At the beginning of November 2021, three and a half months before the war began, then-CIA Director William Burns spoke to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, and the two laid out what the boundaries of the proxy war would be. Newsweek reported the “rules of the road” to be these: “The United States would…Open