Washington — President Trump said Wednesday that he’s asking Congress to approve a short-term extension of a key spy authority, which is set to expire Friday, amid an impasse over his selection of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence. “FISA 702 is very important to our Military, and keeping the American People safe, … Read more
Pulte appointment as acting DNI could hold up FISA reauthorization – CBS News Watch CBS News Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are pushing back against President Trump’s pick of Bill Pulte to be the next acting director of national intelligence. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more. Source link
Lawmakers fear Bill Pulte’s political motives amid appointment as acting intelligence chief – CBS News Watch CBS News Connecticut Democratic Rep. Jim Himes told “Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan that President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence was his “most dangerous.” CBS News’ Olivia Gazis has more. Source link
Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrat of the House Intelligence Committee, told “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that President Trump’s decision to tap Bill Putle as the acting Director of National Intelligence is “probably the worst most dangerous” nod of Mr. Trump’s “basket of awful appointments.” Source link
Washington — Rep. Jim Himes of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, lambasted President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte, a controversial housing official, to serve as acting director of national intelligence. Mr. Trump’s choice of Pulte, who had been the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has drawn backlash from Democrats … Read more
An active-duty U.S. Army sergeant who has served in the military for 27 years, including in Afghanistan, said he still does not “understand why” his wife was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week in Texas. In an interview with CBS News Sunday, Sgt. First Class Jose Serrano, 51, said his wife, Deisy Rivera … Read more
MADISON, Wis. — Federal judges in Milwaukee announced Tuesday that have decided not to extend interim U.S. Attorney Brad Schimel’s appointment beyond next week. Attorney General Pam Bondi appointed Schimel in November to a 120-day term as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, which is headquartered in Milwaukee and covers the eastern … Read more