Tulsi Gabbard, President Trumpβs nominee for director of national intelligence, refused to fully denounce the 2013 leaks by Edward J. Snowden, eliciting concern from both parties.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kash Patel and Tulsi Gabbard, three of President Trumpβs high-profile picks, on Thursday will make their cases for confirmation.
Ms. Gabbard grew up in a secretive offshoot of the Hare Krishna movement and has made a dizzying journey from conservative to liberal darling to Trump ally.
Senators Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitch McConnell voted against confirming Donald Trumpβs pick for defense secretary. To Capitol insiders, their decisions werenβt surprising.
The high popularity that the Ukrainian president had in the early days of the Russian invasion, with an approval rating of about 90 percent, has dipped badly.