Senate Intelligence Chair Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) acknowledged Gabbard’s “unconventional views,” but characterized her as free thinker who can push back on the type of mainstream foreign policy thinking that has dragged the country into disastrous wars abroad.

Former U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be director of national intelligence, pushed back against

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence, is facing tough questions from lawmakers during a confirmation hearing Thursday

If confirmed, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard would become the youngest-ever DNI. Sources tell ABC News the vote on her nomination is expected to be close.

Ms. Gabbard, President Trump’s pick for national intelligence director, was repeatedly asked during a confirmation hearing whether Edward Snowden’s leaks made him a traitor. Ms. Gabbard told senators only that he “broke the law.

President Donald Trump’s most controversial Cabinet nominees have flooded the zone Thursday in back-to-back-to-back confirmation hearings

President Trump's nominee to be top US spy, Tulsi Gabbard, and pick for FBI director, Kash Patel, face tough Senate hearings.

Analysis: Democrats grandstanded, but it might be the questioning of two Republican hawks that sinks Trump’s pick for Director of National Intelligence, Eric Garcia reports

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, President Donald Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence, faced sharp criticism from Democrats and Republicans alike Thursday during a fiery confirmation hearing.

Three of President Donald Trump’s cabinet picks prepared to face skepticism and intense grilling from Democratic senators during their confirmation hearings Thursday. What we’re following: 1.

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., panned the liberal press on Saturday after the newly released CIA assessment that the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from an accidental lab leak in China.