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Bill Pulte, current director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, has been appointed the acting director of national intelligence by President Donald Trump. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, FIle

Why the director of national intelligence needs more than political loyalty to do the job

The newly named director of national intelligence is a Trump political ally who has no experience in national security. A veteran of the field says it matters who holds the job.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, center, acting Commander of U.S. Cyber Command William Hartman and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, right, stand before the Senate Committee on Intelligence on Capitol Hill on March 18, 2026. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

How the National Security Council typically functions to plan and fully assess risks when presidents consider going to war

The national intelligence community has seemingly been sidelined from Trump’s Iran war decisions – a far cry from previous administrations, writes a former National Security Council member.
Miles Taylor, center, a Homeland Security official during the first Trump administration, wrote an op-ed in September 2018 that criticized Trump. AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Cultivating obedience: Using the Justice Department to attack former officials consolidates power and deters dissent

Trump’s use of the Justice Department to target political opponents goes beyond revenge − it deters current officials from defying the president.
Intelligence chiefs: US director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, flanked by FBI director Kash Patel, CIA director John Ratcliffe and director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse. EPA-EFE/Shawn Thew

US’s new ‘America First’ intelligence approach downplays Russia and ignores climate change

America’s intelligence bosses would not accept that ‘Signal-gate’ represented a breach of security.
The director of national intelligence coordinates the work of 18 agencies that ultimately provide crucial intelligence to the president. Douglas Rissing/iStock via Getty Images Plus

How a director of national intelligence helps a president stay on top of threats from around the world

The director of national intelligence is the president’s principal adviser on intelligence. A former White House intelligence official explains the role and how the person in it serves the nation.
From left: Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Joe Rogan, Donald Trump and Tulsi Gabbard. Evan Vucci, Erik S Lesser, Gregory Payan/AAP

‘The intellectual dark web just won the election!’: meet the coalition of Joe Rogan, RFK Jr, Tulsi Gabbard and Elon Musk

Donald Trump was supported by a group of converted Democrats, like Joe Rogan, Elon Musk, RFK Jr and Tulsi Gabbard, who are united by membership of the intellectual dark web. What is it?
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives onstage during a primary night rally at the Duggal Greenhouse in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, June 7, 2016. Getty/ Drew Angerer

Could a woman defeat Donald Trump? What political science research says

Predictions about how a woman presidential candidate might fare in 2020 are largely speculation, writes a political scientist, because there isn’t enough experience to base those predictions on.
Democratic U.S. 2020 election presidential candidates during the second night of the first Democratic presidential candidates’ debate. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Fighting words for a New Gilded Age ‑ Democratic candidates are sounding a lot like Teddy Roosevelt

The problems facing America are unrestrained capitalism and corruption, said the Democratic presidential candidates over two nights of debates. Or was that really Teddy Roosevelt speaking?

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