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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.

The DNI must preserve the intelligence community’s independence and ensure its insights are valued, even under immense political pressure.

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director , President Donald Trump ’s nominee to lead America’s premier spy agency and his second nominee to win Senate approval.

Photos document the moments leading up to Donald Trump being sworn in as the 47th U.S. president. TikTok will remain operational in the US for now after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to put a law banning the app on hold for at least 75 days.

When she was a member of the House of Representatives, Tulsi Gabbard fiercely defended personal privacy rights protected by the Fourth Amendment.

“Tulsi Gabbard has assured me in our conversations ... she will oversee all intelligence in the U.S., including information in the CIA. One of the DNI’s primary responsibilities is to ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed former Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe to serve as the next director of the CIA on Thursday.

John Ratcliffe, who served as director of national intelligence during Trump’s first term, is a former federal prosecutor and conservative member of Congress representing a district in Texas. He was a fierce defender of Trump during his first impeachment proceedings in the House.

Tulsi Gabbard apparently covets her new job more than she covets her principles. Of what value is the Constitution if federal officials abandon it?

When she was a member of the House of Representatives, Tulsi Gabbard was a fierce defender ... the full extent of his use of the FBI and the CIA for domestic warrantless surveillance became ...