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President Trump said on Thursday that he would nominate Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan and the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to be the next director of national intelligence. Mr. Trump had been under pressure to move on from his decision to appoint Bill Pulte, a top housing official, as the acting director, replacing Tulsi Gabbard, who announced last month that she would step down from the post. The appointment of Mr. Pulte derailed the congressional reauthorization of one of the government’s most powerful surveillance authorities. But the announcement of Mr. Clayton to be nominated...

Acting DNI Bill Pulte is preparing to fire a "large number" of Deep State Intel Community members. According to The Wall Street Journal, President Trump has urged Bill Pulte to "start the process" of firing intel officials. President Trump said he wants to reduce the size of the federal intel agencies. The Wall Street Journal reported: President Trump said he wants Bill Pulte, his incoming acting director of national intelligence, to begin the process of firing a large number of employees as part of a shake-up of the U.S. intelligence community. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal on...

Just when President Trump removed one thumb from the eye of Senate Republicans — scrapping his $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" — he put another right back in with his choice of Bill Pulte as director of national intelligence. Why it matters: This time, the stakes are even higher: Democrats are threatening to let the government's spy powers lapse next week unless Trump yanks the appointment. State of play: Democratic outrage over Trump's latest moves usually doesn't amount to much. But Republicans need at least eight Democratic votes in the Senate to prevent the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Section 702 from...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) lambasted Democrats for suggesting that President Trump’s appointment of Bill Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence could imperil reauthorization of the nation’s foreign spy powers that are due to expire next week. Johnson said in a press conference Wednesday that it is “absolutely outrageous” that Democrats are suggesting that they would withhold their votes “because of an interim appointment that is the president’s choice to do.” “It is the most important intelligence tool that we have,” Johnson said of the foreign spy powers. “The idea that they would try to play politics right...

Avatar Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump I am appointing the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Chairman of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, William J. Pulte, to serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence. William has deep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America, the safety and soundness of the Markets, and over 10 Trillion Dollars at Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac, a substantial increase from where it was just 12 months ago. During this period, he will remain Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, and Chairman of Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac. Congratulations to Director Pulte! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, got into an explosive argument last week — with threats of physical violence involved, The Post has confirmed. Two sources say that Bessent, 63, threatened to beat up Pulte, 37, for allegedly trash-talking him to President. At one point, the Treasury chief lashed out at Pulte, saying: “Why the f— are you talking to the president about me? F— you.” “I’m gonna punch you in your f—ing face,” added Bessent.rump, two sources said. The shouting match was first reported by Politico and broke out at the...

Pulte Capital CEO Bill Pulte argued on Saturday that President Trump changed the face of philanthropy, noting that he was able to raise thousands of dollars for veterans after the president retweeted him. "I'm not sure many other presidents would have done it, and literallly with one tweet -- he calls it his typewriter, I call it his magic typewriter -- he literally punched a whole in the reality of philanthropy," Pulte told "Fox & Friends" on Saturday. Pulte's comments came after Trump's help allowed him to buy a car for a combat veteran. He initially sent Trump a message...

Hiring Richard Dugas as the top executive at PulteGroup was “perhaps the biggest mistake of my career,” the founder of the Atlanta homebuilder said Monday. Bill Pulte, the company’s former chairman and largest shareholder, said in a letter to the company’s board of directors that many of the company’s talented employees had left or been fired during Dugas’ tenure as CEO, and that its financial performance has stagnated. He also criticized the company’s 2009 merger with rival Centex Corp. as the industry was still struggling with the real estate market’s crash. Dugas “must take responsibility for PulteGroup’s overly aggressive land...

Video interview with illegal workers working for a Pulte Homes subcontractor. Pulte Homes is America's largest home builder according to the video. Workers admit to being in the country illegally.

FORT COLLINS, Colo., Aug. 13, 2007 – A troop-support group and a national home-building company launched their new partnership with a surprise announcement during an Aug. 11 event here. John Gonsalves of Homes for Our Troops (left), Tracy Keil (center), Gabe Lopez of Pulte Homes and Army Sgt. Matthew Keil (seated) are all smiles at American Military Family's "Hoedown for Heroes" event Aug. 11, 2007 in Fort Collins, Colo. Defense Dept. photo by David Evans  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Homes for Our Troops and Pulte Homes announced their intent to build an adapted home for Army Staff...

KB Home may be the fifth-largest U.S. home builder, but it was No. 1 when it came to pay for its chief executive. Over the last three years, former CEO Bruce Karatz made $232.6 million in compensation. That's nearly three times what the chief executives earned at Pulte Homes Inc. and Centex Corp., which are bigger and more profitable. Among the nation's 12 largest builders, Karatz's closest competition came from Robert Toll, the CEO of Toll Bros. Inc. He pulled in $138.7 million over three years — a sum that Karatz outdid by nearly 70%. Karatz, 61, retired under pressure...

Cites April, May orders that were 29 percent off same period last year DETROIT - Pulte Homes Inc., one of the nation's biggest homebuilders, on Friday cut its full-year financial forecast, citing a sharp drop in orders in April and May compared with a year ago. Bloomfield Hills-based Pulte projected earnings between 85 cents and 95 cents for the current second quarter, and from $4.70 to $5 per share for the full year. In April, the company had forecast 2006 earnings between $6 and $6.25 per share.