Jeffries warns that Pulte leading DNI threatens FISA reauthorization: ‘Deeply dangerous’

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday hammered President Trump’s decision to make Bill Pulte the acting director of national intelligence (DNI), saying Pulte’s lack of security experience not only puts the country at risk but also threatens any bipartisan deal to reauthorize the government’s spying powers. “The appointment of Bill Pulte as the...

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Democrat Rebecca Bennett will take on GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr., who has been absent from Congress

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