Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence, is expected to face contentious questions in her Senate confirmation hearing.

Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence, who faces confirmation hearings this week, may be his most at-risk Cabinet pick.

The wide-ranging role would mean she oversees US intelligence agencies like the CIA, FBI and the National Security Agency (NSA).

Tulsi Gabbard said she refuses to be anyone’s “puppet” and promised to end what she called the weaponization of intelligence, according to prepared remarks she’s set to deliver at her confirmation hearing Thursday to be the next director of national intelligence.

If confirmed, former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard would become the youngest-ever DNI. Sources tell ABC News the vote on her nomination is expected to be close.

Tulsi Gabbard is expected to face questions on her 2017 visit to Syria at her confirmation hearing for director of national intelligence Thursday.

Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence faces battle in Senate over Assad regime relationship

Most Republican senators who are undecided on former Democratic Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to serve as director of national

Former CIA Director John Brennan claims former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) will intentionally withhold intelligence from President Donald Trump if confirmed to his cabinet. Shortly after his ...

Key appointees of United States President Donald Trump to major positions in government, including Tulsi Gabbard and Kashyap Patel, face Senate hearings on Thursday to approve their appointments. On Wednesday, Robert F Kennedy Jr faced a barrage of questions during a contentious Senate hearing on his nomination to be Trump’s health secretary.

The push for Gabbard comes ahead of her confirmation hearing Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee.

That she’s soft on Russia isn’t even the biggest problem with her DNI nomination.