All the president’s women: a familiar downward trajectory on Trump’s team Half of the women on Trump’s team have been replaced by men, while men facing misconduct allegations remain The Guardian - US · Oct 17
Trump threatens ‘dirty dogs’ who keep leaking on Iran war: ‘You will pay a big price!’ President attacks insiders who revealed details of Iran briefing with Tulsi Gabbard to Wall Street Journal last month, threatening repercussions The Independent UK · Sep 18
The trans CIA official ousted by Trump: ‘We’re a government crippled by its own decisions’ Julia Curlee, a former senior CIA officer, speaks on Trump administration’s purge of national security staff, attacks on DEI and failures in Iran war The Guardian - US · Sep 15
Iran-US war latest: Tehran drafting list of conditions to open Hormuz as Trump sends new warship to Middle East Trump insists US is still winning against Iran and willing to do ‘whatever it takes’ The Independent UK · Aug 27
Iran-US war latest: Trump says Hormuz is a ‘very functioning Strait despite the odd rocket or drone’ in bizarre rant US president repeats claim that the vital oil waterway is open The Independent UK · Aug 26
Trump ignored top military brass and Tulsi Gabbard on Iran war repercussions: report IN FULL The Independent UK · Aug 25
Trump ignored warnings from Tulsi Gabbard and US intelligence the Iran war would backfire: report President Donald Trump was reportedly briefed by then-director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard that overthrowing regime in Tehran could bring more hard-line successor in its place The Independent UK · Aug 25
Trump’s continued distrust in election integrity has experts eyeing his next move President’s speech, declassification of documents and heightened claims of noncitizen voting have experts concerned The Guardian - US · Aug 23
'Who saw this coming': Laura Loomer hounds Tulsi Gabbard as ex-DNI shares emotional update on husband's cancer treatment Tulsi Gabbard, the former director of National Intelligence, shared an update about her husband's cancer battle on Thursday but Laura Loomer did not balk before throwing dirt at Gabbard, as Loomer said Gabbard resurfaced right at the time when she can throw her hat in the ring for a presidential… The Times of India · Aug 21
'Lies, Trump suffering from delusions': Iran military denies direct backchannel talks with US Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday denied US President Donald Trump's claim that Washington was engaged in backchannel talks with the force over the war. The Times of India · Aug 17
How Trump bypassed Iran's negotiators and used Kurdistan's Barzani to contact IRGC The Donald Trump administration took an unusual route in its efforts to end the war with Iran, turning to Iraq’s Kurdistan President Nechirvan Barzani as a backchannel to the powerful and raging Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) after long-running Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's death in American-Israeli strikes, according to… The Times of India · Aug 17
Jay Clayton sworn in as US director of national intelligence After a bumpy confirmation hearing, Clayton replaces acting director Bill Pulte to head US intelligence agencies The Guardian - US · Aug 4
Senate confirms Jay Clayton as Trump’s intelligence director in likely end to spying law stalemate Clayton is confirmed, putting likely end to holdup in reauthorizing FISA Section 702’s spying powers The Independent UK · Jul 28
Jay Clayton confirmed as director of national intelligence The Senate on Tuesday evening confirmed Walter “Jay” Clayton to be President Donald Trump’s new director of national intelligence. It was a party-line vote of 51-47, with no Democrats joining Republicans. Clayton will replace Bill Pulte, whose temporary appointment last month riled many Democrats after the resignation of former DNI… Roll Call · Jul 28
Latin Times · Jul 25 ODNI — America's Intelligence Coordinator — Is Now Half the Size It Was 18 Months Ago ODNI lost roughly 200 more jobs since June, leaving the post-9/11 spy-agency coordinator near half its size as Congress presses for answers.
The Independent UK · Jul 23 Senate will pass Trump’s pick to replace Tulsi Gabbard ... for all the wrong reasons ANALYSIS: The ‘YOLO’ Republicans have a standard: No J6 supporters, writes John Bowden. So why doesn’t that extend to nominees who are wishy-washy about 2020?
The Guardian - US · Jul 21 Senate committee advances nomination of Trump intelligence pick Jay Clayton Committee voted 9-8 to advance Clayton’s nomination to serve as intelligence chief despite Democratic opposition
We Got This Covered · Jul 21 Tulsi Gabbard’s brother allegedly approached multiple children and asked them back to his room. Now, he’s headed for psychiatric evaluation His wife said that he appeared “gravely disabled.”
The Independent UK · Jul 19 Tulsi Gabbard’s brother accused of trying to lure children to his Hawaii hotel room with cash and gum: police Batarti Gabbard was identified nearly a week after being arrested and accused of luring children as young as 9 to a hotel room
International Business Times UK · Jul 19 Tulsi Gabbard's Brother Accused Of Offering Children Money And Gum To Follow Him Into His Waikīkī Hotel Room Batarti Gabbard, brother of a former US spy chief, was arrested in Waikīkī for allegedly approaching children at a hotel pool. The incident highlights a family crisis involving mental health issues.
The Independent UK · Jul 17 Trump claims ‘deep state plot’ covered up efforts by China to ‘undermine’ the 2020 election that he lost In a bid to pressure Congress for passage of the restrictive SAVE America voter ID bill ahead of this year’s crucial midterm elections, Trump told the nation he had 'declassified' documents showing China tried to sway the election he lost
We Got This Covered · Jul 16 Congress Democrats were on a warpath, and neither Jay Clayton’s ‘job interview’ nor Todd Blanche’s ‘performance evaluation’ impressed “Isn’t it humiliating to be unable to answer this question?"
International Business Times UK · Jul 16 Trump DNI Nominee Jay Clayton Refuses to Say Biden Won 2020 Election in Heated Senate Hearing Jay Clayton, Trump's DNI nominee, faced intense questioning in a Senate hearing for not explicitly acknowledging Biden's 2020 election win.
The Independent UK · Jul 16 Republicans are ‘scared’ that Trump will ad-lib during his address on election interference: report One former Trump administration official said the White House would prefer if Trump focused on positive messaging about his efforts
Roll Call · Jul 15 Clayton defends subpoenas of journalists in tense confirmation hearing As Jay Clayton took his seat before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday, the scene was starkly different from 28 days ago. Back in June, just hours before Clayton’s confirmation hearing for director of national intelligence was about to start, President Donald Trump abruptly ordered his nominee not to appear.…