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Trump's pick of Bill Pulte for intel job puts FISA spy tools at risk

A rare lapse in a law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad has grown more likely. President Donald Trump is resisting calls from Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill to immediately name a permanent director of national intelligence. Instead…

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Trump's pick of Bill Pulte for intel job puts FISA spy tools at risk

A rare lapse in a law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad has grown more likely. President Donald Trump is resisting calls from Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill to immediately name a permanent director of national intelligence. Instead…

WASHINGTON (AP) A rare lapse in a law that allows the U.S. to gather intelligence abroad is growing more likely after President Donald Trump resisted calls from Republicans and Democrats on Capitol H…

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