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President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is appointing Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William “Bill” Pulte to serve as acting director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard. In a post on Truth Social, Trump praised Pulte’s leadership at the FHFA and his oversight of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. “William has … Read more

President Donald Trump has named William Pulte as acting director of national intelligence, succeeding Tulsi Gabbard who recently announced she plans to resign the role at the end of June.

US president says head of Federal Housing Finance Agency will serve as acting director days after Gabbard exits role Donald Trump has tapped a close ally to serve as the country’s top intelligence official, days after Tulsi Gabbard announced her exit from the role. The US president said that Bill Pulte, head of the Federal … Read more

Israel’s intensifying war in Lebanon has become the main sticking point blocking a peace deal with Iran. In a phone conversation with Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump reportedly exploded on the call, cursing, calling him “crazy” and accusing the prime minister of “ingratitude.” NBC’s Richard Engel reports for TODAY.

Tennessee Republicans eliminated the state’s one Democratic, Black-majority congressional district after the supreme court gutted part of the Voting Rights Act From the bridge on Poplar Avenue, above the railroad tracks that cut through the Memphis neighborhood of Binghampton, you can’t see the rupture at the heart of the city. You can’t see the people … Read more

Other races also taking place in state as well as primaries in New Jersey, South Dakota, New Mexico, Iowa and Montana Sign up to the Breaking News US email Donald Trump is reconsidering whether to keep pressing for a $1.8bn fund to compensate his allies, a person familiar with his thinking said on Monday, as … Read more

SANTA MONICA, CA — A business leader and former city council candidate is reacting to Spencer Pratt’s surge in the Los Angeles mayoral race by pointing to crime, the recent wildfires, and the inhospitable business climate as the reason why voters are discontent with the status quo.  “I think a lot of people are concerned … Read more

Updates from Tuesday’s quarter-final matches in Paris Sabalenka outguns Osaka | Follow on TikTok | Mail Daniel A majestic, mature performance from Andreeva, locked-in from the start and ruthless to the end, a forehand winner to the corner securing the win. She’s into her second grand slam semi and will face the winner of our … Read more

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to face tough questions on Capitol Hill this week as Congress threatens to curb President Donald Trump’s war powers, while the administration pushes for an end to the conflict with Iran. Rubio will testify in four congressional hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday on the State Department’s budget for … Read more

The Israeli military launched deadly new strikes in Lebanon on Tuesday after reporting attacks from Hezbollah overnight, despite President Donald Trump saying both sides had agreed to de-escalate after Iran threatened to pull out of peace talks