Tulsi Gabbard has been appointed as the Director of National Intelligence under Trump 2.0 administration, confirmed by the Senate despite earlier controversies. Her upbringing in a multicultural and spiritual household influenced her values and pursuits.

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.

Ms. Gabbard adjusted her position on warrantless wiretaps of overseas communications. She promised not to oppose reauthorization of the measure, a key switch in time that reassured Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, the Republican chairman of the Intelligence Committee, and Senator Todd Young, Republican of Indiana and one of the fence sitters.