Scoop: Pulte sought Gabbard's early removal as intel czar (opens in new tab)

Tulsi Gabbard, the outgoing director of national intelligence, got an unexpected call Tuesday from her controversial successor, Bill Pulte: "Today is your last day," he said.Gabbard was surprised. She had announced she was leaving at month's end, not Tuesday."I need to hear it from the president or the White House," Gabbard told Pulte, two officials briefed on the discussion told Axios.Why it matters: The call, unreported until now, was the latest flashpoint in the intelligence wars that erup...