Trump taps housing regulator Bill Pulte as acting intelligence chief
Donald Trump has appointed Bill Pulte, a federal housing regulator, as the acting director of national intelligence. Pulte, a close political ally with no prior intelligence experience, will now oversee 18 US intelligence agencies while continuing his role in mortgage market regulation. This appointment is expected to face scrutiny due to Pulte's lack of national security background, though he has previously framed some of his regulatory work with a national security perspective. AI
