Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Monday urged President Trump to save surveillance powers authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) by canceling Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte’s appointment to serve as acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI). “FISA gives us over 50 pe
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Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) on Monday urged President Trump to save surveillance powers authorized under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) by canceling Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte’s appointment to serve as acting Director of National Intelligence (DNI). “FISA gives us over 50 pe
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.
The Hill reported the story as "Republican lawmaker says Trump can save FISA by canceling plans to put Pulte as acting DNI." CBS News reported the story as "Lawmakers fear Bill Pulte's political motives amid appointment as acting intelligence chief."
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