Gabbard who has been largely out of public view during recent US operations says she is leaving due to her husband's illness.

Gabbard who has been largely out of public view during recent US operations says she is leaving due to her husband's illness.

Gabbard who has been largely out of public view during recent US operations says she is leaving due to her husband's illness.

A top United States intelligence chief has officially resigned from the federal cabinet, citing a severe family medical emergency. According to the resignation letter, the official stepped down after her husband was diagnosed with an extremely rare form of bone cancer, expressing a desire to remain by his side during his treatment. Prior to this sudden departure, the intelligence director was heavily involved in major congressional hearings and high-profile investigations. Recent reports indicated a growing distance between the official and the core administration team, with the chief seemingly excluded from recent strategic actions. Despite these professional tensions, the resignation is explicitly described as a personal decision rather than a calculated career move. The departure creates a significant vacancy in the national intelligence leadership, as the former chief prioritises her family's health crisis over her political career.

Tulsi Gabbard is leaving her post as Director of National Intelligence, the fourth female Cabinet member to leave the administration in recent months.

Tulsi Gabbard is resigning from her post as director of national intelligence, disclosing that her husband is battling cancer.

Tulsi Gabbard has resigned as head of US intelligence, citing her husband's recent cancer diagnosis. An opponent of foreign US interventions, Gabbard has sought to distance herself from the US-Israeli war on Iran.

Ms Gabbard said her husband had been diagnosed with an “extremely rare form of bone cancer”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Ms Gabbard said her husband had been diagnosed with an “extremely rare form of bone cancer”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

There had been rumblings that she would split with Donald Trump after the president’s decision to strike Iran, which caused some division within his administration.

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump's director of national intelligence, citing her husband's cancer diagnosis as the reason.

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump's director of national intelligence, citing her husband's cancer diagnosis as the reason.

The former Democratic congresswoman said she would be leaving her job following her husband’s cancer diagnosis.

Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump’s intelligence chief

Tulsi Gabbard has resigned as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence, saying she needed to step away as her husband battles cancer.