Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) told the nominee at one point that “it would befit you and be helpful for the way you’re perceived by members of the Intelligence Committee” to acknowledge that National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden harmed national security.

Tulsi Gabbard fought back against what she called “smears,” declaring she is nobody’s “puppet” before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

The Senate advanced Gabbard's nomination in a party-line procedural vote Monday night, teeing up a vote on final passage.

The Senate voted to advance the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to be President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence.

A Senate committee has advanced the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to be the next director of national intelligence with a final vote in the full Senate expected this week. CBS News congressional reporter Taurean Small has more on Gabbard,

During a Senate Intelligence Committee grilling, Gabbard would not give a yes or no answer when asked multiple times if she believes National Security Agency leaker Edward