The president said he would nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan and the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, for the permanent role.

President Trump said he's asking Congress to approve a short-term extension of a key spy authority to "provide time for the selection and confirmation of a permanent" director of national intelligence.

Senate Republican Leader John Thune urged President Donald Trump to nominate a permanent national intelligence director to expedite congressional renewal of US spy agencies’ broad electronic surveillance authority.

Bill Pulte will begin serving as acting director of national intelligence in a week and a half, President Trump said, effectively standing by his decision to name the housing regulator and Trump loyalist.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his controversial new pick to oversee US intelligence will begin June 19, earlier than expected.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday pushed back against bipartisan criticism of his choice of Bill Pulte as acting director of national intelligence.

It feels odd that President Donald Trump tapped a housing expert to oversee the American intelligence community.

President Donald Trump underscored the need to downsize the Office of the Director of National Intelligence as he contends with Democratic and Republican opposition to his decision to tap Bill Pulte as his acting spy chief.