Trump Sticks With Pulte for Intel Job as Risk Grows of Lapse in Spy Powers

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill have lobbied President Donald Trump to immediately name a permanent director of national intelligence to make it easier for Congress to renew a key surveillance authority before it expires. But Trump has so far resisted. Trump has instead doubled down on his temporary pick to lead …

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White House to Meet Defense Firms to Talk About Ramping up Production, Sources Say

WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) – ⁠The ⁠Trump administration plans to ⁠meet executives from the biggest U.S. ​defense contractors at the White House as soon as next ‌week to discuss accelerating ‌production, as U.S. strikes on Iran and other ⁠recent ⁠military operations draw down supplies, sources said. The meeting would ​mark the second White House gathering …

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Brian Johnson Picked by White House to Head Consumer Watchdog

WASHINGTON, ⁠June ⁠10 (Reuters) – ⁠The White ​House ‌has ‌sent ⁠Brian Johnson’s ⁠nomination for director ​of ​Consumer ⁠Financial Protection ⁠to ⁠the U.S. ​Senate, according ​to ⁠a ⁠notice published on ⁠Wednesday. (Reporting by Costas Pitas and ⁠Daphne Psaledakis; Editing by ​Jasper ​Ward) Copyright 2026 Thomson Reuters.

ICE mandates additional training for new hires after backlash

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement this week extended training for new officers and mandated additional instruction for those onboarded under a shortened Trump administration academy process that has now been scrapped, according to an internal agency memo obtained by CBS News. The moves follow months of concerns raised by Democratic lawmakers, advocates and former ICE …

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Iran, U.S. trade strikes overnight as war appears to reignite

Iran, U.S. trade strikes overnight as war appears to reignite – CBS News Watch CBS News U.S. officials say they hit nearly 20 Iranian targets overnight in response to the downing of an Apache helicopter earlier this week. CBS News’ Eleanor Watson and Natalie Brand report.