Opinion
Tulsi Gabbard can’t be trusted to run American intelligence
The former Hawaii congresswoman isn’t just unqualified to be director of national intelligence, she’s a political opportunist.
Who is Trump's intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard, and why is she so controversial?
Having sided with Bashar al-Assad while a member of the Democratic Party, the former congresswoman's hard-right turn and sympathy for the Kremlin have the intelligence community deeply concerned. View
Tulsi Gabbard’s Edward Snowden problem
Any one of those resume bullet points might be enough to sink her precariously perched nomination, but in her confirmation hearing today it was Edward Snowden that dominated the discussion. Judging from the line of questioning from senators in both parties,
The Mystery of Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard’s career as a national political figure has not been very long, but it has been unusually circuitous: her supporters and her detractors tend to agree on this, even though they disagree about what we should make of it.
Questions over Edward Snowden, Bashar Assad Dominate Tulsi Gabbard’s Confirmation Hearing
DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard faced heavy lines of questioning from lawmakers skeptical of her past endorsement of NSA leaker Edward Snowden and meetings with former Syrian dictator Bashar Assad.
The senators who could stop Tulsi Gabbard
Tulsi Gabbard is on shaky ground with Senate Republicans. This week will determine if the director of national intelligence nominee will be able to find her footing. Ahead of a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing Thursday,
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to oversee spy agencies, grilled on Snowden, Syria and Russia
Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, faces tough questions from senators on Russia, ...
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The Tulsi Gabbard I Know Is Perfect for DNI
In 2012, Tulsi Gabbard was seen as the future of ... Put simply, why is diplomatic engagement—whether Trump with Putin or Kim Jong Un, or Gabbard with Assad—treated as more controversial ...
Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's controversial nominees for FBI and intelligence face Senate scrutiny
During their respective hearings, Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard promised to restore trust. However, they were chosen above all ...
How a contrarian MIT professor fueled Tulsi Gabbard’s doubt about Syrian gas attacks
Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence disregarded U.S. assessments of chemical weapons attacks and instead looked to contested academic research.
Ex-British Spy Chief Raises Critical Question About Tulsi Gabbard
Sir John Sawers raised concerns on Saturday about Gabbard's nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community.
A mysterious meeting with Syrian president is at the center of spy chief’s nomination fight
In 2015, Gabbard was part of a congressional trip led by Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., to the Turkish-Syrian border to see the impact of the war. As part of that trip, they visited Gaziantep, where civilians ...
Kash Patel, Trump's pick for FBI director, answers questions on Jan. 6 , QAnon, and more
President Donald Trump’s new administration looked ahead to key Senate hearings this week for three of his most controversial ...
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Tulsi Gabbard’s history with Russia is even more concerning than you think
In the summer of 2015, three Syrian girls who had narrowly survived an airstrike some weeks earlier stood before Tulsi Gabbard ... s ambassador to the United Nations, and as a deputy national ...
RFK Jr., grilled about comments on race and vaccines. Patel, Gabbard also faced hearings: Recap
Three cabinet nominees ‒ Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel ‒ faced a questions from Senate confirmation hearings Thursday.
Takeaways from a wild day of confirmation hearings in Washington
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel's confirmation hearings on Thursday capped a tumultuous week after the ...
Records undercut Tulsi Gabbard’s claim of ignorance on cleric’s views
Trump’s nominee for director of intelligence said, under oath, that she was not aware “until today” that a prominent cleric ...