WASHINGTON - Former U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump's choice to be director of national intelligence, pushed back against criticism of past comments on Russia and Syria at a ...

Former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard could face tough questions in US Senate confirmation hearings over past controversies.

The rebel chief who led the overthrow of the longtime dictator Bashar al-Assad has been declared the head of government for a transitional period.

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

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The former Hawaii congresswoman isn’t just unqualified to be director of national intelligence, she’s a political opportunist.

Among the topics likely to come up at the hearing: her 2017 meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, her friendly ...

The new Syrian administration has called on Russia to extradite former President Bashar al-Assad, Reuters reported, citing a ...

The new government of Syria has demanded that the aggressor country of russia extradite former Syrian dictator Bashar ...

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

Russia deployed troops to Syria in 2015 to support Assad regime's brutal crackdown against anti-government forces.

Two Russian ships docked at Syria’s main Mediterranean port last week, in what appears to be part of a large-scale withdrawal ...