The president wants his acting Director of National Intelligence to start firing employees, saying the office has too many staff.

Critics question qualifications as loyalist inherits post amid global crises

Pulte, a Trump ally currently serving as the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, comes into the role with no direct experience in intelligence.

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

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…

Democrats aren't the only ones criticising Donald Trump's new acting intelligence chief. Some Republicans are concerned too.

Trump's appointment of Bill Pulte as acting DNI draws GOP criticism, with senators questioning his qualifications and lack of intelligence experience.

Trump’s surprise promotion of Bill Pulte tests whether he can repair or deepen divisions within the intelligence community.

Bill Pulte has no intelligence experience but has proved he’ll target the U.S. president’s foes.

Former intelligence officials worry Bill Pulte will have access to a trove of intelligence and seek retribution against Trump’s political enemies or to try to justify federal…

Trump repeated that Pulte would only serve as DNI in an "acting position" capacity and that he is "not going to be permanent."

The controversial pick received bipartisan pushback when Trump announced he would nominate him to the position.

Critics fear the acting director of national intelligence will use his access to top-secret information to target the president’s foes.

President Trump bragged that Bill Pulte has the power to fire a good chunk of the intel officers since he’s just “acting” director of national intelligence.

Trump said Pulte would only serve in the role for a short period of time.

President said he’d like to see intelligence agencies shrink as Senate blocks Fisa extension amid disquiet over nomination of Bill Pulte

President Trump's comments are sure to roil members of Congress who criticized the appointment of Bill Pulte as acting national intelligence director.

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump said on Friday that he wants Bill Pulte, his new acting director of national intelligence, to cut the office, which has

Trump also suggested that Pulte’s temporary appointment could allow him to make difficult decisions more freely.

President Trump told the Wall Street Journal he may even want to terminate the Office of the Director of National Intelligence altogether.

The Republican president said in an earlier interview with The Wall Street Journal that he has asked Pulte to start the process of firing employees.