Trump taps housing regulator turned MAGA enforcer as intelligence chief

President Trump tapped Bill Pulte, his unusually prominent Federal Housing Finance Agency director, as the new acting director of national intelligence.The big picture: Pulte will split time between overseeing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and holding a massively important position for the country's national security — an extraordinary dynamic even against the backdrop of other officials wearing multiple hats.An unlikely strongman of Trump's campaign of political combat, Pulte built a MAGA name for...