
After Tulsi Gabbard’s tense three-hour confirmation hearing Thursday, Democratic members of the Select Intelligence Committee remained bitterly opposed to President Donald Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence. Gabbard—like fellow Trump nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.—is a former Democrat who curiously faces a more difficult confirmation process than lifelong Republicans, such as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem. One such Democrat is Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., who was once mentioned as a possible vice presidential running mate for unsuccessful Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Echoing...