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Pulte unqualified for DNI role, but FISA must be extended, Rep. McCaul says
Friday is the deadline for Congress to reauthorize a key tool for collecting foreign intelligence. Critics on the left and the right argue that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is prone to abuse. Others say they won't back it until President Trump pulls his pick to oversee the intelligence community. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Republican Rep. Mike McCaul of Texas.
What happened
According to PBS News’s source item, Pulte unqualified for DNI role, but FISA must be extended, Rep. McCaul says, Friday is the deadline for Congress to reauthorize a key tool for collecting foreign intelligence. Critics on the left and the right argue that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is prone to abuse. Others say they won’t back it until President Trump pulls his pick to oversee the intelligence community. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Republican Rep. Mike McCaul of Texas.
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Primary source: Pulte unqualified for DNI role, but FISA must be extended, Rep. McCaul says via PBS News. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- Pulte unqualified for DNI role, but FISA must be extended, Rep. McCaul saysPBS News - 2026-06-10T22:40:18+00:00
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