Tulsi Gabbard resigning as intel chief, citing husband's cancer diagnosis

Politics Tulsi Gabbard resigning as director of national intelligence, citing husband's cancer diagnosis By Margaret Brennan, Margaret Brennan Moderator, "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan;" Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan is moderator of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on CBS. Based in Washington, D.C., Brennan is also the Network's chief foreign affairs correspondent and a contributing correspondent to 60 Minutes. Additionally, she appears regularly on the "CBS Evening News," leading coverage from Washington when news breaks on the political and foreign affairs fronts. Read Full Bio Margaret Brennan, Caitlin Yilek Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation. Read Full Bio Caitlin Yilek May 22, 2026 / 1:23 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — Tulsi Gabbard is resigning as the director of national intelligence after her husband was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer, her chief of staff said Friday. Alexa Henning, her chief, said Gabbard would step aside on June 30.Her resignation was first reported by Fox News. This is a breaking news story and will be updated. .component--type-recirculation { .item:nth-child(7), .card-recirc:nth-child(7) { display: none; } } #inline-recirc-item--id-2b28afb3-9bb9-4d37-9522-6d7d9c3fe5d7, #right-rail-recirc-item--id-2b28afb3-9bb9-4d37-9522-6d7d9c3fe5d7 { display: none; } #inline-recirc-item--id-2b28afb3-9bb9-4d37-9522-6d7d9c3fe5d7 ~ .item:nth-child(7) { display: block; } © 2026 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved.