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The president, once the target of federal prosecution, is likely to announce steps to combat “weaponization” of the department, even as he uses its powers to punish enemies and reward allies.
The potential appointment has highlighted an emerging foreign policy fault line in the new Trump administration.
Tulsi Gabbard, who stopped in Honolulu on Wednesday, will address a security conference in New Delhi next week and stop in France en route back to the United States.
The Trump administration is negotiating the return of more Russian diplomats to the United States. Some are likely to be spies.
American officials, including in the C.I.A., are concerned about mass closures hampering national security work. And China has overtaken the United States in global diplomatic footprint.
Some newer employees have been summoned to an off-site location and asked to surrender their credentials.
Trump administration officials say the halt in assistance is a warning to the Ukrainians of the consequences of not cooperating with the president.
The defense secretary’s instructions, which were given before President Trump’s blowup with the Ukrainian president, are apparently part of an effort to draw Russia into talks on the war.
Officials confirmed that the N.S.A. managed a system that had been used for sexually explicit chats and L.G.B.T.Q. discussions. An order to fire dozens after the chats were revealed drew scrutiny amid a military purge of transgender soldiers.
Many of the officers had been ordered to take positions in recruiting under the previous C.I.A. director.