Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump’s national intelligence director, citing husband’s health, in 4th Cabinet departure

May 22, 2026 | 1:34 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump’s national intelligence director, citing husband’s health, in 4th Cabinet departure.

With Trump in a holding pattern on Iran war, allies and critics worry he risks getting boxed in

June 4, 2026 | 12:01 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is facing warnings from foes and allies alike that he’s getting boxed in on the Iran war, a conflict he sold as a brief military incursion but that has since settled into a holding pattern. It's been nearly a week since U.S. and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement to extend the ceasefire in the conflict by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program that required Trump's sign off. But Trump has called for unspecified changes to the agreement and Iranian officials — perhaps calculating that the Republican president is reluctant to restart the bombardment after burning through key weapons systems — are showing no signs they'll give in to new demands. A series of strikes by the U.S. and Iran this week has raised fresh concern that the ceasefire could collapse. Trump on Wednesday downplayed the significance.

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