WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump is pressing ahead with plans to slash staff at the top U.S. spy agency, determined to act at a time when he has openly challenged its director and rejected intelligence findings that contradict his public statements.

The Democratic lawmaker is stressing the controversies over Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard at the same time that her standing with President Donald Trump has appeared precarious.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard discusses the intentions of former President Barack Obama's administration in politicizing intelligence on "Hannity." Gabbard told host Sean Hannity the Department of Justice will assess Obama-Russia hoax documents and that criminal charges are possible.

According to a release from current CIA Director John Ratcliffe, career intelligence officials say Brennan deliberately kept parts of the investigation secret from other agencies and aggressively pushed to include the now-debunked Steele dossier—a document that falsely claimed connections between Trump and Russian agents.

Foreign adversaries did not use cyberattacks on election infrastructure to alter the US Presidential election outcome”

NATHAN HOWARD / REUTERS President Donald Trump, left, stood with National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard and her husband, Abraham Williams, during her swearing-in ceremony Wednesday at the ...

In a 52-48 vote mostly along party lines, Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed Wednesday morning as the next director of national intelligence. Here are some things to know about her new role

If confirmed as director of national intelligence, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii would hold a post whose extensive powers include briefing the president on the most sensitive U.S. secrets ...

Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman and Fox News contributor, was confirmed by the Senate to be Donald Trump's next director of national intelligence. The Senate voted 52-48 to ...

Hawaii’s Tulsi Gabbard will be tested immediately on how she will handle threats to national security and U.S. troops as America’s new director of national intelligence.