Tulsi Gabbard Confirmed as Trump’s Director of National Intelligence

After a weeks-long effort to win over a handful of Senate Republican skeptics, Tulsi Gabbard was confirmed Wednesday morning by a 52-48 vote along party lines to serve as President Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence. Former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell joined every Senate Democrat in opposing her confirmation.

Wednesday morning’s confirmation vote represents a major triumph for Gabbard, who was initially considered one of Trump’s most vulnerable nominees due to her unorthodox foreign policy views.