DNI nominee Tulsi Gabbard faced heavy lines of questioning from lawmakers skeptical of her past endorsement of NSA leaker Edward Snowden and meetings with former Syrian dictator Bashar Assad.

THE KASH CACHE: Of Patel and Gabbard, it’s the FBI nominee who appears on far stronger footing. One tangible example of that is that Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), whose support for Defense Secretary Pete ...