Jay Clayton for DNI: Competence, Caution, and the Pulte Problem

President Trump’s nomination of Jay Clayton to serve as Director of National Intelligence is one of those Washington moves that manages to be both calming and concerning at the same time. On one hand, Clayton is a serious person with a serious résumé. He’s not some cable-news goblin pulled from the fever swamp and handed…

Tulsi Gabbard: The Wrong Choice for America’s Intelligence Chief

President Donald Trump has made plenty of bold and unconventional picks over the years, and not all of them have been bad. Sometimes, shaking up the establishment is exactly what Washington needs. But nominating Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence (DNI) is not just a mistake—it’s a dangerous gamble with America’s national security. Gabbard…