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Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Director of National Intelligence, cites husband's cancer

scienceMay 22, 2026511,805

Tulsi Gabbard resigned as Director of National Intelligence, saying she will step down to support her husband after he was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer. Her resignation, conveyed in her letter, removes the top U.S. intelligence official appointed by President Trump and creates an immediate vacancy at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence. That vacancy matters because the DNI coordinates intelligence across agencies and helps shape U.S. national security decisions moving forward.

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