The Senate confirmed Tulsi Gabbard as the nation's next Director of National Intelligence on Wednesday.

The final vote was 52-48. The vote was mostly along party lines, though a lone Republican broke ranks to oppose her.

The former Hawaii Democratic House member left the party after her 2020 presidential run and ultimately joined the Republicans on the 2024 campaign. She has emerged as a stalwart privacy advocate and supporter of reining in the intelligence community.

Her nomination was contentious, largely due to her foreign policy views on Russia and Syria, which clashed with Washington consensus.