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Who is Bill Pulte, Trump's pick for new intel chief

President Trump on Tuesday named Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) head Bill Pulte to be the acting head of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, replacing Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned last month. The move drew immediate fury from Democrats and pushback from

Trump's new AI order

{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump signs scaled-back AI executive order President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order directing federal agencies to shore up their defenses against more advanced AI models and develop a voluntary testing framework. ©

Court says climate lab can keep using supercomputer

{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Court says climate lab can keep using supercomputer A federal judge temporarily halted a Trump administration effort to target a climate and weather research lab in Colorado. © AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File

Ceres' surface is much more complex than previously thought

The long, puzzling dwarf planet Ceres, in reality the first named asteroid, has surface features that are much more complex than previously thought. Or at least that's the conclusion of a recent paper presented at the European Geosciences Union 2026 General Assembly in Vienna.

Trump taps housing chief for intel post

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story GOP senators balk at Trump’s pick of Pulte to head national intelligence Republican senators are expressing bewilderment at President Trump’s choice of Bill