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Pulte Leads Intelligence While Russia Escalates Strikes: President Trump has appointed home-building heir Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence in a highly unusual dual-role arrangement. Meanwhile, Russia is intensifying its aerial assault on Ukraine with drone decoys and deadly strikes on Kyiv.

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Pulte Leads Intelligence While Russia Escalates Strikes

Wednesday, June 3, 202612:12 PM

President Trump has appointed home-building heir Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence in a highly unusual dual-role arrangement. Meanwhile, Russia is intensifying its aerial assault on Ukraine with drone decoys and deadly strikes on Kyiv.

Key Stories

  • Trump taps Bill Pulte to oversee national intelligence — The home-building heir will serve as Acting DNI while keeping his current roles at the FHFA, despite having no traditional background in national security or intelligence.

  • Russia intensifies drone and missile attacks on Ukraine — Following a week of threats, Russia has launched deadly strikes on Kyiv and is using massive swarms of drone decoys to exhaust Ukrainian air defenses.

  • U.S. authorities seize record fifteen billion in Bitcoin — In a major blow to organized crime, federal officials successfully seized a record-breaking amount of crypto linked to global scam compounds and money laundering.

  • Pentagon limits media access to press office — The Trump administration has reportedly started prohibiting journalists from entering the Pentagon press office, raising concerns about military transparency and public trust.

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