♦ Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed as America’s new Director of National Intelligence (DNI) under the Trump administration on 12 February 2025.

♦ The Senate voted 52 to 48, mostly along party lines, to confirm Gabbard to the position overseeing the 18-agency intelligence community and acting as Trump's top adviser on intelligence issues.

♦ Tulsi Gabbard left the Democratic party in 2022 and registered as an independent. She endorsed Trump several months before the election and officially joined the Republican party in October 2024.