Summary

President backs Pulte for acting DNI chief despite backlash that puts reauthorization of key surveillance law at risk Donald Trump met with the House speaker, Mike Johnson , at the White House on Tuesday as pressure mounts on the president to nominate a permanent director of national intelligence, the step some Republicans now believe is the only way to save a controversial and powerful surveillance law before it expires by the end of the week.

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