TOPSHOT - Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) dances as he leaves the stage after speaking alongside former US Representative Tulsi Gabbard during a town hall meeting in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on August 29, 2024. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Gabbard: 40% cut to Office of Director of Nat’l Intelligence due to ‘Weaponization of intelligence,’ aiming to save taxpayers $700M annually

Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard announced that her agency, which she described as “bloated” and “rife with abuse of power, unauthorized leaks of classified intelligence, and the politicized use of intelligence,” will be reduced by over 40% — saving approximately $700 million annually.

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(Background) WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 23: White House Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard talks to reporters in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House on July 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Gabbard released a 2017 report from the House Permanent Committee on Intelligence that she says undermines the conclusion of intelligence agencies during the Obama administration that Russia favored the election of Donald J. Trump in 2016. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) / (L) WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 8: Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill May 8, 2017 in Washington, DC. Before being fired by U.S. President Donald Trump, Yates testified that she had warned the White House about contacts between former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn and Russia that might make him vulnerable to blackmail. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

Gabbard presents declassified emails showing fmr DNI Clapper’s specific role in ‘Russiagate’ hoax

U.S. Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard has released additional “Top Secret” emails dating back to 2016, revealing former DNI James Clapper’s attempts to suppress warnings about a politically motivated effort to undermine the 2016 presidential election by falsely linking President Donald Trump to Russian collusion.

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Trump ordena al ejército de Estados Unidos combatir a los carteles latinoamericanos considerados organizaciones terroristas

Según un informe publicado inicialmente por el periódico The New York Times, la autorización daría a las fuerzas estadounidenses permiso para enfrentarse a varios cárteles latinoamericanos que trafican drogas como el fentanilo a través de la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México.

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