Trump on verge of next Cabinet victory with late-night Tulsi Gabbard Senate vote

President Donald Trump is connected the cusp of seeing his 14th Cabinet subordinate confirmed successful erstwhile Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard. 

Gabbard is slated for a last Senate confirmation ballot to beryllium Trump's manager of nationalist quality (DNI) aft midnight successful the aboriginal greeting hours of Wednesday. 

This is erstwhile the 30 hours of post-cloture statement expires connected her nomination. Frequently, the statement betwixt the cloture question and the last ballot is minimized successful what's referred to arsenic a "time agreement" betwixt Republicans and Democrats. But with the arguable quality of Gabbard's information and ongoing frustrations with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its authorities audit, nary specified statement is expected. 

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Gabbard is expected to beryllium confirmed and has already amassed enactment from hesitant Republicans who voted against Trump's Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, requiring Vice President JD Vance to interruption the necktie successful the precocious chamber. 

Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, who are often considered the conference's mean members, person some already travel retired successful enactment of Gabbard. Both lawmakers voted against confirming Hegseth. 

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Collins is simply a subordinate of the Senate Select Committee connected Intelligence and voted successful favour of the nomination, helping beforehand it to the afloat Senate floor. 

Gabbard besides snagged the backing of cardinal Sens. Bill Cassidy, R-La., and Todd Young, R-Ind., contempt the second being uncertain earlier the committee vote. 

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Young is besides connected the Intel Committee and yet voted to beforehand her to the floor, but lone aft immoderate prodding and discussions with Chairman Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Vance, who operated rigorous operations to guarantee the information got through. 

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Some concerns that followed Gabbard done her confirmation proceeding were her past gathering with erstwhile Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, her erstwhile FISA Section 702 stance and her past enactment for NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. 

But these worries were seemingly quelled by her answers and the persuasive enactment of some Cotton and Vance.