The newspaper's editorial board warned that giving Bill Pulte access to sensitive intelligence could threaten national security and the rule of law.

Pulte has no background in national security or intelligence.

That is, everyone except Donald Trump.

The president has tapped Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence.

The president has tapped Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence.

President Trump named Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as his new acting director of national intelligence.

He will retain his current positions while serving in the intelligence role

President Trump on Tuesday announced he's tapping housing official Bill Pulte to serve as the acting director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard.

Pulte, a top housing official who has pursued investigations into the president’s perceived foes, will take over for Gabbard, who plans to resign from her role at the end of June.

Pulte, who will replace intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard, is a real estate businessman with little to no experience in national security.

Trump’s choice of Bill Pulte for acting director of national intelligence is both terrifying and predictable.

President Trump appoints Bill Pulte, with no intelligence experience, as acting DNI. Critics warn of political retribution and national security risks.

Donald Trump appointed a loyalist with no national security experience as head of US intelligence on Tuesday, while allowing him to keep his housing and mortgage oversight roles.

Democrats noted that Bill Pulte's major qualification appeared to be his enthusiasm for fulfilling Trump's requests.

President Donald Trump’s pick of Bill Pulte to be the acting director of national intelligence got mixed reviews Tuesday on Capitol Hill, as some worried that the Trump ally may…

Critics question qualifications as loyalist inherits post amid global crises

Bill Pulte, who does not have any national intelligence experience, is nicknamed ‘Little Trump’ among some

The behind-the-scenes jockeying began almost immediately after Tulsi Gabbard announced last month that she would resign as director of national intelligence.

Bill Pulte has no national-security experience, but he does have one qualification that might appeal to the president.

“We don’t need a weaponized DNI; we need professionals there," said Senate Majority Leader John Thune.

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…