Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard‘s past sympathies for ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad‘s regime are under scrutiny as she looks to shore up support on Capitol Hill for her nomination to become President-elect Donald Trump’s director of national intelligence.

During her time in Congress, Gabbard also praised Vladimir Putin for bombing Isis in Syria, while the Obama administration would not. She also spread the conspiratorial idea that “biolabs” funded by the United States across the world — which do not exist — could unleash “dangerous pathogens .”

A pressure campaign is building on the Senate to confirm President-elect Trump's controversial cabinet picks such as RFK Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Pete Hegseth. NBC News' Ali Vitali has the latest reporting from Capitol Hill.

During an appearance on Fox News Tuesday, host Laura Ingraham claimed that Trump’s nominee to be the next director of national intelligence had been wrongfully smeared as “an apologist” for Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, the dictator who fled Syria for Russia last week after rebels overtook Damascus.

President-elect Donald Trump’s top spy picks appear to be enjoying an increasingly receptive Senate GOP, as they make the rounds huddling with senators in a bid to shore up support for their

Gabbard, a recent Donald Trump Cabinet pick, predicted catastrophe if Assad were overthrown. So far, things have played out differently.

During her time in Congress, Gabbard also praised Vladimir Putin for bombing Isis in Syria, while the Obama administration would not. She also spread the conspiratorial idea that “biolabs ...

“Please give Tulsi Gabbard space in privacy in this delicate time.” Governor Haley, who served as Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations at the time of Ms. Gabbard’s Syria visit, also raised the issue on Sirius XM last month, calling her“photo- ...

New evidence of the depth of Syrian regime's cruelty offers a reminder of former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's poor judgment.

In a statement, Trump transition spokesperson Alexa Henning noted that no Republican senator has publicly said they would vote against Gabbard.

Tulsi Gabbard on Wednesday rejected reports that Senate support for her as Donald Trump's pick to be director of national intelligence vote is lackluster.

Tulsi Gabbard met with lawmakers on Capitol Hill to discuss her nomination for Director of National Intelligence. Despite positive one-on-one meetings, concerns remain about her views on Russia, Syria,