Tulsi Gabbard confirmed as US intel chief

Tulsi Gabbard, a former U.S. representative, was confirmed as director of national intelligence (DNI), the top U.S. spy, on Wednesday, Reuters reports.

The U.S. Senate voted 52 to 48, mostly along party lines, to confirm Gabbard to the position overseeing the 18-agency intelligence community and acting as President Donald Trump's top adviser on intelligence issues.

The only Republican to vote against Gabbard was Senator Mitch McConnell, the party's former leader in the chamber. No Democrats or independents voted in favor of the nominee.

In 2019, Gabbard was among the many U.S. lawmakers who endorsed the Armenian Genocide recognition resolution in the U.S.