Tulsi Gabbard quits as US intelligence chief; Iran’s response draws attention
Tulsi Gabbard will step down as US intelligence chief on June 30, saying she wants to support her husband following his diagnosis with a rare bone cancer.
Tulsi Gabbard will step down as US intelligence chief on June 30, saying she wants to support her husband following his diagnosis with a rare bone cancer.
A fresh political row has erupted in the US after claims that sensitive JFK and MKUltra files were removed from Tulsi Gabbard’s office during declassification efforts.
The Trump administration has declassified files related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, who was shot dead in Texas in 1963.
US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Tuesday expressed the confidence that the Indo-US partnership and the friendship between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump will grow in the coming years.
PM Modi presented the visiting US Intel chief with Ganga Jal from the Maha Kumbh, while briefing her about the significance of world’s largest-ever religious gathering.
Additionally, the two sides addressed key areas such as enhancing interoperability and fostering greater integration of defence industrial supply chains to bolster resilience and innovation.
Tulsi Gabbard was sworn in as the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) at the White House on Wednesday (local time), just hours after the Senate confirmed her.
Gabbard, who has become a regular presence in conservative media, announced a National Guard Association gathering in Michigan where Trump was also speaking, The Hill reported.
The first Hindu in the US Congress left the Democratic Party in 2022, calling it an "elitist cabal of warmongers" and accusing its leadership of "cowardly wokeness".
The country has been swept by protests since George Floyd's custodial death on May 25 with thousands of people mounting pressure for changes to the law enforcement practices.
