The Senate voted largely along party lines Monday evening to advance Tulsi Gabbard's nomination to serve as President Trump’s director of national intelligence (DNI), putting her on a glide path to confirmation later this week.

The 52-46 vote brings the Senate’s two-month debate over Gabbard’s qualifications and unorthodox national security views close to an end.

When confirmed on Tuesday or Wednesday, she will be in charge of putting together President Trump’s daily intelligence brief and leading approximately 1,750 employees at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence in McLean, Virginia. She will oversee the nation’s 18 intelligence agencies.

Trump tapped her for the nation’s top intelligence job because he viewed her as a disruptor who will take on Washington’s entrenched establishment, a major reason why he picked former Fox News anchor Pete Hegseth to head the Department of Defense.

She advanced through the Senate despite significant Republican skepticism thanks to the unwavering support of Senate Intelligence Committee Chair Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), a highly respected voice on national security issues within the GOP conference, who repeatedly vouched for her patriotism.

He repeatedly emphasized her years of military service and multiple combat tours. He admonished colleagues at the start of her confirmation hearing not to........

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