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Pulte — who leads the Federal Housing Finance Agency — will take over for Tulsi Gabbard.
Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte speaks with reporters at the White House, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington. | Evan Vucci/AP Photo
President Donald Trump named Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence on Tuesday, a surprise move that would elevate a political ally with no known background in intelligence to a key national spy post.
Pulte will take over for Tulsi Gabbard, who announced plans to leave the DNI post at the end of this month. Pulte has used his perch at the housing finance regulator to push for investigations into Trump’s perceived political enemies.
