Tulsi Gabbard (/ ˈ t ʌ l s i ˈ ɡ æ b ər d /; born April 12, 1981) is an American politician and military officer serving as a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve since 2021. Gabbard served as U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2021. She also served as the youngest state legislator in Hawaii from 2002 to 2004. She was a candidate in the 2020 ...

6 days ago · Gabbard is an uncommonly poised politician, and she tends to answer potentially uncomfortable questions by smiling, making eye contact, and calmly sticking to the script.

5 days ago · Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination for director of national intelligence could be in serious trouble after her confirmation hearing this past week, multiple people familiar with the matter told NBC News.

4 days ago · Tulsi Gabbard testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on her nomination to be US Director of National Intelligence (DNI), on Capitol Hill on January 30, 2025, in Washington, DC.

3 days ago · The Senate Intelligence Committee on Tuesday approved Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to become the next director of national intelligence, setting the stage for a floor vote for one of President ...

Jan 21, 2025 · In 1998, Mike Gabbard put out a TV ad featuring a teenage Tulsi and her siblings that likened marrying someone of the same sex to marrying your dog. The Gabbard family was—and, according to...

Nov 14, 2024 · Gabbard is a veteran who served for more than two decades but doesn’t have the typical intelligence experience of past officeholders. She left the Democratic Party in 2022 and endorsed Trump...

Jan 30, 2025 · Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump’s choice to serve as the director of national intelligence, has perhaps the most difficult path to confirmation of any of the White House cabinet picks.

Jan 30, 2025 · Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's pick for director of national intelligence, will face accusations that she is an apologist for foreign dictators and heavy scrutiny over her...

Nov 13, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has tapped former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard to be the next director of national intelligence, a powerful position that sits atop the nation’s spy agencies and acts as the president’s top intelligence adviser.