Trump Picks New DNI After Pulte Backlash, Dem Party Platner Panic, UFC WH Preview: AM Update 6/12

President Trump faces a political firestorm after appointing Bill Pulte, a housing official with no intelligence background, as acting Director of National Intelligence—triggering bipartisan alarm over national security and the potential collapse of the FISA surveillance law. The backlash, fueled by Democrats and some Republicans, centers on fears that Pulte will weaponize the DNI office to target political enemies, especially after his history of pursuing legal actions against figures like Letitia James. Amid the crisis, Trump defends Pulte as 'intelligent' and 'a smart guy,' while the House rejects a last-minute FISA extension, leaving the law set to expire at midnight. Meanwhile, Democratic Senate nominee Graham Plattner in Maine battles a wave of scandals—from Nazi tattoos to sexual misconduct allegations—sparking internal party panic about his viability. Despite his campaign’s claim that 'nothing out there is concerning,' internal vetting failures and Republican opposition research threaten to derail his race. In Minnesota, assassin Vance Belter pleads guilty to a deadly 2025 attack on two lawmakers and their families, admitting to a bizarre conspiracy theory involving secret military training and a plot to kill Democratic senators. The case ends with a life sentence without parole, but the violence underscores a rising tide of political extremism.