Tulsi Gabbard's resignation as director of national intelligence

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

26% left · 51% center · 23% right of 107 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 13 stories.

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1. May 2026

   May 22– 23Tulsi Gabbard to resign as director of national intelligence91 articles · 60 independent sources

   8 left, 14 center, 9 right

2. June 2026

   Jun 2Trump taps housing regulator Pulte to be acting director of national intelligence21 articles · 14 independent sources

   1 left, 9 center, 0 right
3. Jun 2– 5Trump says he wants new acting intel chief Bill Pulte to cut staff: ‘Lot of people that shouldn’t be there’29 articles · 21 independent sources

   8 left, 6 center, 5 right
4. Jun 2Trump Replaces Tulsi Gabbard As Director Of National Intelligence—Again—With Bill Pulte7 articles · 7 independent sources

   1 left, 3 center, 3 right
5. Jun 11– 12Trump plans to nominate US Attorney Jay Clayton to be national intelligence director33 articles · 20 independent sources

   4 left, 7 center, 5 right
6. Jun 17Trump delays Jay Clayton’s nomination for intel director to try to push Congress on voting bill8 articles · 8 independent sources

   3 left, 2 center, 0 right

7. July 2026

   Jul 14– 15Takeaways from Blanche and Clayton hearings: Fund for Trump allies and 2020 election at the forefront20 articles · 16 independent sources

   1 left, 5 center, 1 right
8. Jul 15– 16Trump's intelligence nominee refuses to say who won 2020 election44 articles · 30 independent sources

   8 left, 11 center, 4 right
9. Jul 21– 22Senate panel advances Jay Clayton’s nomination to lead U.S. intelligence agencies25 articles · 22 independent sources

   2 left, 5 center, 3 right
10. Jul 27– 28Pulte says he completed 4th round of layoffs as acting DNI9 articles · 7 independent sources

    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
11. Jul 27– 31Trump administration profile: Jay Clayton129 articles · 63 independent sources

    8 left, 21 center, 9 right

12. August 2026

    Aug 4– 6Intelligence director sworn in despite denial7 articles · 4 independent sources

    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
13. Aug 20– 22Gabbard shares emotional update on husband’s cancer months after White House exit11 articles · 10 independent sources

    0 left, 2 center, 8 right