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TULSI GABBARD

Then-U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard (center), FBI Director Kash Patel (left) and CIA Director John Ratcliffe attend a House Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats on Capitol Hill in Washington in March.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2026
If the U.S. keeps messing with this spy agency, it¡¯ll pay a high price
Rather than weakening or abolishing the ODNI, the United States needs a stronger, professional and politically independent intelligence leadership.
Critics argue the selection of Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to lead U.S. intelligence reflects a preference for political loyalty over expertise.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2026
Pulte will drag U.S. intelligence from bad to worse
Pulte, though, appears to be worse. He seems even less qualified for the job than Gabbard (who at least had military experience).
From left: FBI Director Kash Patel, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. James Adams, Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, Acting National Security Agency Director Lt. Gen. William Hartman and CIA Director John Ratcliffe testify before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 18.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2026
Top U.S. spy agencies feud over turf and mission
The infighting between the CIA and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) has flared for more than a year.
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington in March 2025.
WORLD / Politics
May 23, 2026
Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump¡¯s top U.S. intelligence official
Gabbard cited her husband¡¯s battle with bone cancer, but a source familiar with the matter said that she had been forced out by the White House.
Puerto Ricans line up at a U.S. voting booth in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 12, 2026
Trump¡¯s ¡®Stop the Steal¡¯ lawyer pushed for voter fraud evidence from U.S. intelligence agency
Some officials are attempting to prove the president¡¯s charges that the 2020 election was stolen, a claim repeatedly rejected by courts.
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington last July.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2026
Trump¡¯s spy chief Gabbard winds down intelligence task force
The task force, which was tasked with rooting out politicization from intelligence agencies, has been accused of being a tool for partisan attacks by the Trump?administration.
An Apple store in London in 2024. The iPhone-maker withdrew its Advanced Data Protection feature for U.K. users in February following an order from the British government to create a backdoor to encrypted user data.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 19, 2025
U.S. spy chief Gabbard says U.K. will drop data ¡®backdoor¡¯ order for Apple
The iPhone-maker withdrew its Advanced Data Protection feature for U.K. users after the order from the British government to create a backdoor to encrypted user data.
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard (second from right) poses with U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass (third from left) and U.S. Marines during a visit to the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture on June 4.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Politics
Jun 11, 2025
U.S. intel chief warns ¡®warmongers¡¯ fomenting nuclear war after Hiroshima visit
U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard¡¯s unusual remarks seemed to echo Russian talking points on the war in Ukraine.
Gen. Timothy Haugh of U.S. Cyber Command and director of the National Security Agency; FBI Director Kash Patel; Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard; CIA Director John Ratcliffe; and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Jeffrey Kruse depart after testifying at a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on worldwide threats, at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday. The hearing came a day after news of a major security breach roiled the Trump administration.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 26, 2025
Trump team scrambles to handle fallout from Signal chat assailed as ¡®sloppy, careless¡¯
The administration sought to contain the fallout after a journalist said he had inadvertently been added to a discussion on highly sensitive war plans.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump approaches to embrace Donald Trump Jr. at his campaign rally in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 4.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 25, 2024
Trump¡¯s son helping him pick most controversial Cabinet of modern times
Donald Trump Jr. is helping contenders sink or rise to the fore, according to a half dozen sources with knowledge of his role.
Tulsi Gabbard, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, has questioned on X whether the remilitarization of Japan is truly a good idea.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Nov 15, 2024
U.S. intelligence head nominee made possibly hostile remarks on Japan
In a Dec. 7, 2023 post on X, Tulsi Gabbard questioned the idea of Japan¡¯s remilitarization.
Marco Rubio debates Donald Trump during the 2016 Republican presidential primary race. The president-elect has named the senator from Florida as his prospective secretary of state.
EDITORIALS
Nov 15, 2024
Trump¡¯s Cabinet picks make clear his priorities. Allies get ready.
Trump claims a mandate ¡ª winning the popular vote and both Houses of Congress ¡ª but his margin of victory is smaller than he will admit.
Tulsi Gabbard's nomination has raised alarm among the ranks of intelligence officers.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 15, 2024
Trump¡¯s choice of Gabbard as U.S. intelligence chief vexes spy world
Donald Trump¡¯s nomination of Tulsi Gabbard is among several high-level picks that suggest he may be prioritizing personal allegiance over competence.
Donald Trump is joined on stage by former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at a campaign event in Duluth, Georgia, on Oct. 23.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 5, 2024
When the leftists embrace the far right
Do these political migrations reflect a mere opportunistic betrayal of principles or is something more complicated going on?
Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2024
Trump adds former?Democrats RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard to transition team
Trump¡¯s move risks reinforcing criticism that he is embracing figures espousing fringe or extreme views in his bid to return to power.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 19, 2019
Trump impeachment: The Democrats who weren¡¯t convinced
Wednesday¡¯s impeachment vote against President Donald Trump posed a political test for 31 House Democrats who represent districts that backed Trump in the 2016 presidential election, as Republicans warned that those lawmakers could face a backlash if they supported the effort to remove the president...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 27, 2019
Democrats clash on health care and border issues in scrappy first U.S. presidential debate
Democratic U.S. presidential contenders battled over health care coverage and border policy on Wednesday during a surprisingly heated first debate that laid bare the party¡¯s divisions on whether to abolish private insurance and shift to a ¡°Medicare-for-All¡± system.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
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The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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