Pulte’s Job as Intelligence Boss Puts Spy Powers Law in Jeopardy

Pulte’s job as intelligence boss puts spy powers law in jeopardy

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are threatening to block an extension of a controversial spy powers law if the White House refuses to withdraw its appointment of Bill Pulte as the acting director of National Intelligence. Senator Mark Warner, the top…

Warner’s Continued Collaboration with Trump Threatens Democracy

After Bill Pulte’s appointment, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) has conspicuously failed to join the chorus of Democrats and Republicans calling for reforms to FISA that would protect privacy and democracy itself. Pulte’s history of weaponizing the government against President Donald Trump’s political enemies was jarring enough to move previous opponents of FISA privacy protections, like Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), to explicitly call for “reform…

Virginia Sen. Warner Sparks Backlash Over Stance On Spy Powers And Pulte Appointment - Tampa Free Press

Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) is facing intense pressure from both sides of the aisle over his handling of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) reauthorization following the controversial appointment of Bill Pulte. While a growing number of Democrats and Republicans are using Pulte’s new role to demand sweeping privacy overhauls to the […] Virginia Sen. Warner Sparks Backlash Over Stance On Spy Powers And …

Congress Battles Over Spy Powers

By George Caldwell, The Daily Signal | June 03, 2026 Congress is once again engaged in a great debate over how to reform federal surveillance programs, with privacy hawks demanding a list of restraints on the government’s spy powers, Democrats showing little willingness to work with the administration, and committee leaders trying to get a compromise across the finish line. On June 12, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, wh…