Gabbard replied that she had only meant to highlight the “egregiously illegal and unconstitutional programs” that Snowden had exposed—specifically NSA programs that intercepted communications of U.S. citizens—and that his leaks had led to “serious reforms.”

The editorial board of The Wall Street Journal cast doubt on former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s fitness to serve as director of national intelligence ahead of her confirmation hearing Thursday. “Voters want disruption in Washington,

Any one of those resume bullet points might be enough to sink her precariously perched nomination, but in her confirmation hearing today it was Edward Snowden that dominated the discussion. Judging from the line of questioning from senators in both parties,

Tulsi Gabbard faced tense questioning about Russia at her confirmation hearing for director of national intelligence.