President Trump said Tuesday that Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, will take over as acting director of national intelligence on June 19, standing by the appointment as Congress moves to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before a Friday deadline. Pulte is expected to continue leading the housing agency while temporarily overseeing the intelligence community; Trump has said he does not plan to nominate him permanently, a step that would r...

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