Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte has initiated sweeping personnel changes at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Bill Pulte has removed 51 staff members from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) since taking office, including six terminations and 45 employees returned to their home agencies. DETAIL: The cuts, which Pulte reportedly described as sufficient “for now,” follow a broader downsizing effort initiated under former DNI Tulsi Gabbard that reduced the agency’s workforce from about 2,000 employees toward a target of 1,300. President Donald J. Trump had urged Pulte to carry out an immediate reduction in staffing, arguing the agency had become overly bureaucratic. Supporters of the cuts, including Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Sen.…Open
President Trump cancelled Wednesday's planned signing of a landmark bipartisan housing bill until Congress passes the unrelated SAVE America Act . Why it matters: Trump has been angling for Congress to pass the voting bill for months, and previously threatened to withhold his signature on any other legislation until lawmakers passed it. What they're saying: "Today's Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the desperately needed SAVE AMERICA ACT, which I consider to be a National Emergency," Trump posted on Truth Social Wednesday morning. Zoom out: The president's decision came as House GOP leaders were touting the housing bill's attributes during their weekly press conference. - Rep. French…
The U.S. is easing its restrictions on Iran's World Cup team. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday the squad could travel into the country two days before its next match.
The president posted repeatedly into Wednesday morning to label Democrats as extreme, delight in his rivals’ losses and express some apparent envy of Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
NEW YORK, NY — Seeking a way to spice things up after decades of the same draft format and raise the stakes for the players coming into the league, it was announced that the United States Army had been given one pick in each round of this year's NBA Draft.