Tulsi Gabbard faced tough questions Thursday about past comments about Russia, Syria and government leaker Edward Snowden during a Senate confirmation hearing on her nomination to lead the U.S. intell

Trump's pick to head U.S. intelligence has broken with its assessments several times since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Critics blasted the meeting as legitimizing Assad four years after he used lethal chemical weapons on Syrian civilians. "It was common knowledge that Assad was gassing the civilian population,

President Trump’s choice to serve as the director of national intelligence faced tough questions from senators in both parties.

In 2012, Tulsi Gabbard was seen as the future of the Democratic party. She gave a headline speech at the convention nominating Barack Obama for his second term. Pelosi praised her. Vogue deemed her the next “Democratic Party star.”

Among the topics that came up: her stance on an electronic surveillance program, her push to drop charges against Edward Snowden and her 2017 meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

Tulsi Gabbard, the former U.S. Representative, faces intense scrutiny during her confirmation hearing as President Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence. Senators from both parties have questioned her past statements and defense of Edward Snowden,

Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, faced criticism for her past views on Edward Snowden and Russia at her Senate confirmation hearing. Questions arose about her unconventional views and limited intelligence experience.

Tulsi Gabbard, US President Donald Trump's pick for Director of National Intelligence, hit at Democrats during a Senate confirmation hearing on January 30. Gabbard fumed as Democrats questioned her earlier statements on Russia's war in Ukraine.

In a tense Senate hearing, Tulsi Gabbard, nominated by Trump for Intel Chief, faced intense questioning over her controversial comments about Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. Senators pressed her on her previous statements,

Donald Trump’s pick as America’s spy chief is not a Russian asset and may be a free thinker. But she poses a different problem.