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Bill Pulte, the acting director of national intelligence, faces legal challenges over his eligibility for the role, as the law designates Aaron Lukas, the principal deputy director, as the rightful acting director. Pulte, a Trump loyalist without national-security experience, is reportedly firing senior intelligence personnel and considering structural changes to the intelligence community, which could face legal and bureaucratic resistance.

Tech researchers are suing the Trump administration over a visa restriction policy announced by Secretary of State Marco Rubio targeting foreign researchers working on online safety and content moderation. The Coalition for Independent Technology Research argues the policy is unconstitutional and has a chilling effect on free speech and due process rights, while the government claims it targets conduct facilitating foreign censorship rather than speech itself.