Trump Names Bill Pulte as Acting Director of National Intelligence NYT | Top Stories Maggie Haberman, Julian E. Barnes and Matthew Goldstein 3 June 2026 at 02:15 Bill Pulte, a Trump loyalist who leads the federal housing finance agency, will oversee the U.S. intelligence agencies. He has no known background in intelligence. © Eric Lee/The New York TimesBill Pulte, now the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, during his confirmation hearing in Washington last year.