
Tulsi Gabbard announced she is stepping down as director of national intelligence after 15 months in the role, saying in her resignation letter that she must care for her husband following a cancer diagnosis. Her tenure drew scrutiny over her conduct and how she handled U.S. intelligence, and she had raised concerns about reauthorizing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without additional privacy safeguards. Her departure has led President Trump to select Bill Pulte, the head of a mortgage regulation agency and a loyalist, to succeed her, a change that could reshape debates over intelligence oversight and privacy.
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