Gabbard on Path to Confirmation After Senate Committee Backs Her

Former US Representative Tulsi Gabbard was endorsed by the Senate Intelligence Committee to be Donald Trump’s spy chief, opening the way for a Senate confirmation vote despite criticism of her past stances including championing a US intelligence contractor who divulged top-secret programs.

The committee voted Tuesday to advance her nomination to the Senate floor. The panel voted along party lines in a closed session, according to an official familiar with the voting.

Gabbard is now on a path to confirmation, with several members of the intelligence panel who had been considered her strongest Republican skeptics backing her.

In her ...