(FILES) US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard departs after attending a press briefing in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2025. US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignation on May 22, 2026, ending the tenure of a long-term contrarian who appeared to be at odds with President Donald Trump over the Iran war. Gabbard said in a letter to Trump posted on X that she was quitting as Director of National Intelligence to look after her husband following his diagnosis with an "extremely rare form of bone cancer." (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)