EXCLUSIVE: Dozens of top former intelligence officials are urging members of the Senate to confirm President Trump’s nominee for Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, saying she will “begin undoing the gross politicization that has come to characterize intelligence bureaucracies,

Gabbard has put her life on the line in service to our nation, proudly represented her constituents in Congress, and is ready to continue her service as DNI.

With Democrats opposed and some Republican votes wavering, the committee could employ unusual maneuvers to advance Trump’s controversial pick for director of national intelligence.

Former CIA Director John Brennan told MSNBC on Sunday morning that he worries Tulsi Gabbard could "skew" the intelligence that reaches President Trump if she is confirmed as Director of National Intelligence.

Vice President J.D. Vance spoke in favor of Tulsi Gabbard's nomination for Director of National Intelligence during an interview Sunday on CBS's "Face the Nation." MARGARET BRENNAN: Let me ask you about other nominees.

Three of President Donald Trump's most controversial Cabinet picks will face Senate committees this week -- Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Kash Patel.

Current and former European and U.S. officials have raised concerns about some of President Donald Trump’s picks for top intelligence posts.

Vance defended Tulsi Gabbard, nominee to be director of national intelligence, as the right person for the job.

Sheila Thomas has been named the next executive director of the National Security Agency.

Gabbard is a rare Washington politician who defended the NSA whistleblower. But she has also changed positions and even political parties.

Senators are expected to ask about her defense of the former government contractor, who released reams of data on U.S. surveillance programs and fled to Russia.