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Trump taps housing finance director Pulte as acting director of national intelligence after Gabbard

President Donald Trump has tapped federal housing finance Director Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence to replace Tulsi Gabbard. Trump made the surprise announcement Tuesday on Truth Social regarding Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chair of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Trump says Pulte “has deep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America, the safety and soundness of the Markets, and over 10 Trillion Dollars at Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, a substantial increase from where it was just 12 months ago.”

White House Correspondents’ Dinner rescheduled to July 24

The White House Correspondents’ Association will host a new dinner July 24, the organization announced Tuesday, fulfilling its promise to reschedule the annual gala after an alleged assassin targeting President Donald Trump charged security at the event in April.

Trump Signs AI Executive Order Asking Companies to Give Government Early Access to Models

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order asking companies to provide artificial intelligence models to the federal government to assess their capabilities ahead of a full release.

Acting AG Blanche says Trump administration is nixing 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'

The Department of Justice will not operate a planned $1.8 billion compensation fund that was created to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump against the Internal Revenue Service, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified to a House panel on Tuesday.