Gabbard, Dogged by Syria Visit and Echoing Russian Disinfo, Approved to Take Helm of Intelligence Agencies

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, an Army Reserve officer who has faced allegations of parroting Russian propaganda, is now in charge of the U.S. intelligence community. The Senate voted 52-48 on Wednesday to confirm Gabbard to the job of director of national intelligence, giving her the responsibility of delivering President Donald Trump’s daily intelligence briefing and […]
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's Pick to Oversee US Spy Agencies, Clears Senate Committee

WASHINGTON — Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to be President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence cleared a key Senate committee Tuesday despite concerns raised about her past comments sympathetic to Russia and a meeting with Syria’s now-deposed leader. A former Democratic congresswoman, Gabbard is one of Trump’s most divisive nominees, with lawmakers of both parties also […]
Republicans Push Back Against Democrats' Claims that Trump Intelligence Pick Gabbard Is Compromised

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to lead U.S. intelligence services, is “compromised” by her comments supportive of Russia and secret meetings, as a congresswoman, with Syria’s president, a close ally of the Kremlin and Iran. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, an Illinois […]
What to Know About Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's Pick to Be Director of National Intelligence

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to be the next director of national intelligence, a powerful position that sits atop the nation’s spy agencies and acts as the president’s top intelligence adviser. Gabbard is a veteran who served for more than two decades but doesn’t have the typical intelligence […]