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Tulsi Gabbard resigning as Trump’s intelligence chief

Tulsi Gabbard resigning as Trump’s intelligence chief

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Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard speaks during a press briefing, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters Tulsi Gabbard is resigning as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, becoming the latest Cabinet official to leave his administration, she announced Friday. Gabbard, in a resignation letter addressed to Trump, said she has to step down in order to support her husband, Abraham Williams, who has “recently been diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer.” Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards A letter from Tulsi Gabbard stating her resignation. Courtesy: The White House “I cannot in good conscience ask him to face this fight alone while I continue in this demanding and time-consuming position,” she wrote in the letter dated Friday. Her resignation is effective June 30, she wrote. Trump confirmed later Friday that Gabbard was “unfortunately” departing, writing in a Truth Social post that she has “done an incredible job, and we will miss her.” Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Aaron Lukas will …

US Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks Is Resigning, in Latest DHS Leadership Change

US Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks Is Resigning, in Latest DHS Leadership Change

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The head of U.S. Border Patrol, the agency tasked with securing the nation’s frontiers and increasingly tapped by the Trump administration for immigration operations in American cities, announced his resignation Thursday. “It’s just time,” Banks was quoted as saying in a report on the Fox News website, which said the resignation was effective immediately. “I feel like I got the ship back on course,” he said, referring to what he described as previous chaos at the southern border. Banks said it was “time to enjoy the family and life.” In a statement, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner, Rodney Scott, thanked Banks for his service “during one of the most challenging periods for border security.” The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Border Patrol participated in immigration enforcement operation in US cities CBP is one of the federal agencies that participated since last year in a series of immigration enforcement operations, carried out primarily in cities governed by Democrats — an effort that triggered a spike in arrests and …

Larry Summers resigning Harvard post amid Epstein fallout

Larry Summers resigning Harvard post amid Epstein fallout

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Former Treasury Secretary and president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, Larry Summers attends the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 9, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Larry Summers, the former U.S. Treasury secretary who has been dogged by his past friendship with Jeffrey Epstein, announced Wednesday that he will resign from teaching at Harvard University by the end of the current academic year. Summers previously served as president of Harvard. His resignation came as the university was conducting a review of emails and other documents detailing Summers’ connection to Epstein, which were released in recent months by the Department of Justice and Congress. “I have made the difficult decision to retire from my Harvard professorship at the end of this academic year,” Summers said in a statement obtained by CNBC. “I will always be grateful to the thousands of students and colleagues I have been privileged to teach and work with since coming to Harvard as a graduate student 50 years ago.” “Free of formal responsibility, as …