Other than raw ambition, only one through line is perceptible in a switchbacking political career.

A Biden appointee who advocated for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the intelligence community will reportedly serve as Acting Director of National Intelligence while the White House awaits Tulsi Gabbard’s confirmation for the job.

TikTok’s CEO Shou Zi Chew was seated on the dais at Trump’s inauguration Monday, signaling a budding alliance with the president. Massie, the Republican who co-sponsored the bill to repeal the ban, posted a photo he’d taken of Chew from the crowd on X. “Tick tock, the TikTok ban is about to end,” Massie wrote.

President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of four-term Democratic Congresswoman and Lt. Col. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence has sparked a wave of criticism, rooted in rehashed accusations, unsubstantiated claims and political enmity.

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Notably, Gabbard questioned the US intelligence community’s assessments that Assad was behind a deadly chlorine gas attack the same year she met with the Syrian strongman, to which Trump said at the time: “There can be no dispute that Syria used banned chemical weapons.”

The American people have spoken. It is now the Senate's responsibility to confirm the president's national security team, including Gabbard as DNI.

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Senators have indicated that Gabbard should indicate she is in favor of FISA's Section 702 ahead of her Senate confirmation hearing.

As Donald Trump returns to the White House on January 20, Republicans will have a majority in the Senate. This means that his Cabinet nominees will likely face an easier path to confirmation, even for those who may have surrounded themselves with controversies.

President Donald Trump's inauguration was filled with sweeping executive orders, a roaring crowd of supporters at Capital One Arena, and glitz and glamour at inaugural balls.