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From The Political Scene: Donald Trump’s Dangerous Politicization of America’s Spy Agencies

June 30, 2026·36 min·3-min readroundtablepolitics
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The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is in unprecedented disarray under the second Trump administration, with Tulsi Gabbard’s controversial tenure giving way to Bill Pulte, a political loyalist with no intelligence background. A Washington Post investigation reveals G

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Jeff Stein

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Tulsi GabbardBill PulteDonald TrumpJeff Stein

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Regime Changeby Maggie Haberman, Jonathan Swan

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The Washington Post

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AuthoritarianismBreaking NewsCongressDemocracyForeign PolicyInvestigative JournalismSupreme CourtUs Politics

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