Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is backing President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence nominee, Tulsi Gabbard. In a post on X, Cotton dismissed criticism of Gabbard as “smears” ahead of her confirmation hearing to be the nation’s intelligence chief.

Sir John Sawers raised concerns on Saturday about Gabbard's nomination to lead the U.S. intelligence community.

Democratic congresswoman who Trump picked for a top intel position, Gabbard made $1.2 million in 2024, including from paid speeches and book fees.

He cited Republicans' success pushing through another of Trump's more controversial nominees as reason to be bullish.

Three of President Donald Trump's most controversial Cabinet picks will face the scrutiny of Senate committees this week -- Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Kash Patel. Director of national intelligence nominee Gabbard’s hearing will take place Thursday morning before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

Gabbard is in lockstep with Trump and unafraid to take on the conventional wisdom of the entrenched elites or their insatiable desire to drain the Treasury — and American taxpayers — by

Current and former European and U.S. officials have raised concerns about some of President Donald Trump’s picks for top intelligence posts.

Ms. Gabbard grew up in a secretive offshoot of the Hare Krishna movement and has made a dizzying journey from conservative to liberal darling to Trump ally.

Tulsi Gabbard as President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence—the latest controversial Trump cabinet pick to face Senate scrutiny as some Republicans have expressed unease about Gabbard’s controversial worldviews.

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Gabbard’s 2017 trip to Syria, where she met with authoritarian leader Bashar al-Assad, is expected to be a focus of questions from senators weighing her nomination to be director of national intelligence.