FISA Surveillance Law May Expire After Trump Picks Bill Pulte for Intel Post NYT - Top Stories By: Dustin Volz and Robert Jimison 10 June 2026 at 19:43 Republicans are struggling to extend a powerful surveillance authority set to lapse this weekend after President Trump alienated lawmakers with his choice of acting spy chief. © Eric Lee/The New York TimesPresident Trump last week named Bill Pulte, a confidant without any national security experience, as acting director of national intelligence.