Tulsi confirmed: Gabbard survives Todd Young’s attack on the Constitution
Despite frequent claims that Tulsi Gabbard's nomination to be director of national intelligence was in danger, repeated ad nauseam in the Washington press, ultimately she didn't even need J.D. Vance to come back to break a tie. Only Mitch McConnell broke with the rest of his Republican colleagues to oppose her confirmation, which — as I've previously written — was never in doubt once she got out of the Intelligence Committee. Yet it's worth noting one of the untoward prices paid along the way, given the egregious nature of its violation of the separation of powers.
