NPR News: 06-07-2026 2PM EDT

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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Nora Rom. President Trump has named current housing official Bill Pulte to serve as the acting director of National Intelligence. Pulte has no experience in the intelligence field and will continue to oversee the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as well as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Senator Mark Warner of Virginia is the leading Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee. He's troubled by the choice and says he's not alone.

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But now you've got a guy who, again, loyal only to Trump, and he's gonna have all 18 agencies to oversee. Uh, I think it is that kind of unpredictability, that kind of potential abuse, that's even got my Republicans concerned.

Nora Raum· Host0:43

Warner was interviewed on CNN's State of the Union. A drive-by shooting in the West Bank today has left one Israeli man dead. Officials say five other Israelis were injured in the attack. NPR's Greg Myre reports from Tel Aviv, the gunman was also killed.

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The deadly shooting took place at a gas station in central Israel that's close to the boundary with the West Bank. Israeli police said the gunman fled in his car and continued shooting, wounding several more Israelis nearby. The suspect, a Palestinian citizen of Israel, was then shot dead. Israelis and Palestinians clash frequently in the West Bank. Such attacks are much less common inside Israel. On Friday in the West Bank, Israeli troops fired into a car at a checkpoint and killed a seven-month-old