A spiring spy boss Tulsi Gabbard defended most of her controversial foreign policy takes during a lively Senate hearing Thursday, including her meeting with former Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad ...

"There is not a great deal in the public record about what you and Syrian dictator Bashar al Assad discussed for so ... good judgment?" the Senate lawmaker continued. "Yes, senator.

Trump’s nominee for director of intelligence said, under oath, that she was not aware “until today” that a prominent cleric she met in Syria threatened to unleash suicide bombers in the United States.

Democratic senators on the Intelligence Committee are expected to home in on Gabbard's 2017 visit to Syria to meet then-President Bashar al-Assad and ... chairman of the Senate Intelligence ...

Ahmad Badreddin Hassoun was a figure closely linked to the former regime of Bashar Al-Assad, and has been in hiding since the ...

Initial Republican resistance to Gabbard's nomination melted after a public pressure campaign from President Donald Trump's MAGA allies.

What Happened: Gabbard, a U.S. Army Reserve member, was confirmed by the Senate last week in a ... meeting with former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Among her critics is Mary Trump, who ...

Washington — Tulsi Gabbard survived a crucial Senate Intelligence Committee ... over her decision to meet with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad in 2017, her past push to pardon National Security ...

Gabbard overcame initial skepticism from some Republican senators about her nomination, underscoring Trump's grip on the party.

At a confirmation hearing on Thursday, senators also grilled Gabbard over a 2017 visit to Syria, where she met with then-President Bashar al-Assad ... in the 100-member Senate, Republicans ...

As director of national intelligence, Gabbard will oversee the U.S. intelligence community and serve as the president's top adviser on intelligence.