Tulsi Gabbard
Images from Wikimedia Commons, used under the licences shown. Apprise News selects only public-domain and Creative Commons files that permit commercial use.
Background
AI-generatedTulsi Gabbard is an American politician and former U.S. Army National Guard officer who served as Director of National Intelligence in the Trump administration.
Role
Gabbard has served as U.S. Director of National Intelligence, the cabinet-level official overseeing the U.S. intelligence community, since her appointment in early 2025 under President Donald Trump. In this capacity she has been responsible for coordinating threat assessments and intelligence briefings provided to the president and Congress.
Background
Gabbard represented Hawaii's 2nd congressional district as a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives for four terms and sought the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. She later broke with the Democratic Party over foreign policy and other disagreements, formally leaving in 2022, and subsequently endorsed Trump ahead of the 2024 election. She also served in the Hawaii Army National Guard, including a deployment to Iraq, which she has cited as shaping her views on military intervention.
Why they are in the news
In mid-2026 Gabbard's name has recurred amid escalating U.S.-Iran military tensions, including a reported thwarted Iranian missile attack on American troops, a situation that falls within her intelligence-coordination role. She has also been in the news following Trump's nomination of Jay Clayton to become the new Director of National Intelligence, a move that signals a transition away from her leadership of the office.
Background context generated by AI from public knowledge and recent Apprise coverage. Facts may lag current events — see the stories below for the latest.
In the news
45sThe Latest: US military says it has thwarted an Iranian missile attack on American troops
The U.S. military says Iran launched multiple ballistic missiles at American forces in the Middle East on Tuesday
48sTrump nominates US Attorney Jay Clayton to be director of national intelligence
President Donald Trump is nominating Jay Clayton, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman, as director of national intelligence
How Tulsi Gabbard connects
Entities appearing in the same stories over the last 90 days. Thicker lines mean more shared coverage — click any node to explore it.