Feb 02 Attorney says Gabbard is holding up a complaint about her actions, which her office denies By David Klepper, Associated Press Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has withheld a complaint made about her conduct from members of Congress for eight months, claiming the delay is needed for a legal review, an attorney for the person making the allegations said Monday. Continue reading
Jan 29 Top Democrats on intelligence committees question Gabbard's presence at election office raid By Associated Press Sen. Mark Warner and Rep. Jim Himes, the top Democrats on committees overseeing national intelligence, are calling on Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard to brief them on why she was present at an FBI search of an election office… Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 7:31 What Gabbard's ODNI cuts mean for U.S. intelligence agencies By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn The Trump administration announced that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence would cut 40% of its staff. Tulsi Gabbard claims ODNI is "inefficient" and "rife with abuse." The office was created after 9/11 to coordinate the 17 intelligence… Continue watching
Aug 20 Gabbard announces 40% cut to workforce at key U.S. intelligence office By Eric Tucker, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The Office of the Director of National Intelligence will dramatically reduce its workforce and cut its budget by more than $700 million annually, the Trump administration announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 5:36 Gabbard pushes report on Obama and Russia probe as Trump faces pressure over Epstein By Nick Schifrin, Geoff Bennett, Sonia Kopelev Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard ramped up efforts to sow doubt about the investigation that found Russia interfered in the 2016 election. Gabbard pushed claims about former President Obama and called it the “most egregious weaponization and politicization of… Continue watching
Jul 23 WATCH: White House holds news briefing as House ends session early over Epstein vote By David Klepper, Eric Tucker, Chris Megerian, Associated Press As the national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard is responsible for guarding America's secrets and discovering threats from overseas. But when she made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room Wednesday, her targets were President Donald Trump’s political enemies. Continue reading
Jul 21 Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family's opposition By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Martin Luther King Jr.'s two living children are urging people to tread lightly with a newly released trove of records related to their father's assassination. Continue reading
Jun 26 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Congress gets classified intelligence on Iran strike By Joey Cappelletti, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senators are set to meet with top national security officials Thursday as some lawmakers question President Donald Trump's decision to bomb three Iranian nuclear sites and whether those strikes were ultimately successful. Continue reading
Jun 20 WATCH: Trump says Gabbard and U.S. intelligence are 'wrong' about Iran's nuclear plans By Associated Press Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, told lawmakers in March that U.S. spy agencies believed that Iran hadn’t made a decision to build a nuclear weapon. Speaking to reporters after touching down in New Jersey, Trump was asked about… Continue reading
Jun 17 America's spies say Iran wasn't building a nuclear weapon. Trump dismisses that assessment By Chris Megerian, David Klepper, Associated Press Trump's national intelligence director, Tulsi Gabbard, told Congress in March that Iran's supreme leader had not reauthorized the dormant program. Continue reading