President Trump said Thursday that his choice to serve as director of national intelligence, Bill Pulte, would only be a temporary selection amid bipartisan controversy over the pick. Trump said Pulte, who’s currently the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, is “very smart” and has “high integrity,” when asked by reporters in the Oval...

The president's pick of Pulte to be the acting director of national intelligence has triggered pushback from some Republican and Democratic senators.

UPDATED: Tulsi Gabbard plans to resign her post as director of national intelligence, the latest Trump administration cabinet member to depart. Gabbard informed the president of her plans in a meeting in the Oval Office on Friday. A source confirmed her plans to leave her post. Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman and Fox News contributor, […]

On Tuesday, the House passed a bill that will fund immigration and border enforcement agencies. The package passed in the Senate last week and heads to the president's desk. Attention now turns to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Democrats are united in their opposition to it. Geoff Bennett spoke with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries about that vote and the Democratic agenda.

Trump on Tuesday named Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as acting director of national intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard. Pulte, a loyal Trump ally who has frequently targeted the president's opponents, has no background in intelligence. The selection drew swift criticism from Democrats, while the Senate's top Republican also raised concerns. Liz Landers has the latest.