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Republican senators are privately pushing to review Tulsi Gabbard’s FBI file amid concerns about her alignment with Russian interests following her nomination as Trump’s director of national intelligence.

Gabbard’s past support for Edward Snowden, who leaked U.S. state secrets, has drawn particular scrutiny, as has her history of echoing Russian talking points on Ukraine and Syria.

While GOP senators are publicly deferring to Trump’s pick, some, including Sens. Mike Rounds and Susan Collins, emphasize the importance of full background checks and hearings to address potential security risks.

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    12 days ago

    They had all three branches for two years under Trump starting in 2016 and only got the tax cuts passed, and otherwise dicked around.

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      11 days ago

      ACA repeal was only after a surprise vote by John McCain. Before that it was assumed to go through. I’m not so sure it won’t be replaced this Congress with “concepts of a plan”