The Senate voted on Feb. 10 to invoke cloture on the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to the position of director of national intelligence, bringing the former congresswoman one step closer to confirmation.
The 52–46 vote means senators have 30 hours to debate the nomination before taking a final vote on Gabbard’s confirmation.
Senate Democrats are unlikely to yield their debate time in an effort to slow down the confirmation process of President Donald Trump’s political appointees, which means the final vote will likely come either late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
Gabbard’s nomination to lead the nation’s intelligence community was highly scrutinized during the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s initial public hearing on the matter on Jan. 30….