As Trump sticks with Pulte, foreign surveillance program hurtles toward expiration
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- Trump tapped Pulte for the role earlier this month, setting off bipartisan backlash.
- House Democratic leaders came out against the short-term reauthorization ahead of Thursday's planned vote, effectively dooming the measure.
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The U.S. House on Thursday rejected a proposal to extend a key foreign surveillance program through July 2, as Democrats continued to withhold support over President Donald Trump's choice of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence. The program will expire on Friday.
Trump tapped Pulte for the role earlier this month, setting off bipartisan backlash. Pulte is currently the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and has used his perch to launch probes into several of Trump's political opponents over allegations of mortgage-related wrongdoing. He has no prior national security experience.