The Senate voted Wednesday, to confirm former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence.

WASHINGTON — Tulsi Gabbard was sworn in as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence on Wednesday shortly after she was confirmed by the Senate, where Republicans who had initially questioned her experience and judgment fell in line behind her nomination.

WASHINGTON—The Senate voted largely along party lines to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as the director of national intelligence, after she overcame skepticism from Republicans about whether she was the right person for the post.