White House urged to engage as Bill Pulte pick threatens to derail spy powers renewal

The White House is being implored to step in and help Congress extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act after negotiations have been upended by President Donald Trump’s appointment of housing finance guru Bill Pulte as the nation’s spy chief.

Fresh from Republican blowback over the White House’s proposed $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund, […] ...