A Republican senator's public endorsement of Elise Stefanik to lead America's intelligence apparatus has reignited scrutiny over her decade-long record as Congress's most outspoken advocate for Israel. Senator Jim Banks of Indiana posted on X on 22 May 2026 that Stefanik 'would make a great replacement for Tulsi as DNI,' calling her 'easily confirmable,' hours after outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced her resignati…