President Trump names Richard Grenell as acting director of national intelligence

WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced that Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, will become acting director of national intelligence, a move that puts a staunch Trump ally in charge of the nation's 17 spy agencies, which the president has only tepidly embraced. "Rick has represented our Country exceedingly well and I look forward to working with him," Trump tweeted. Grenell follows Joseph Maguire, who has been acting national intelligence director since August. It was unclear if Maguire would return to the...