Politics / Preferring to defend spy agencies and line up behind the hawkish consensus, the bipartisan elite ignores the director of national intelligence nominee’s rampant Islamophobia. Jeet Heer Donald Trump’s slate of presidential nominees has been top-heavy with figures described as “controversial” and “polarizing”—but who might more accurately be describe as oddballs and misfits: Matt Gaetz,

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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 was seen as the future of the Democratic party. She gave a headline speech at the convention nominating Barack Obama for his second term. Pelosi praised her. Vogue deemed her the next “Democratic Party star.

Tulsi Gabbard is on shaky ground with Senate Republicans. This week will determine if the director of national intelligence nominee will be able to find her footing. Ahead of a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing Thursday,

If Trump had wanted to find the most qualified spy chief, there were plenty of candidates he could have picked. So why Tulsi Gabbard? Bloomberg Opinion columnist Andreas Kluth explains. (Source: Bloom