Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's nominee for Director of National Intelligence, testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday.

Though the former Democrat has aligned herself with Trump, her true loyalties remain elusive as ever.

Lawmakers have been scrutinizing Gabbard’s ties to the Science of Identity Foundation, according to the report

Tulsi Gabbard, President Donald Trump’s pick to be director of national intelligence, has defended her past controversial views and told a confirmation hearing that big changes are needed to address years of failures of America’s intelligence service.

Testimony by President Trump’s pick for intelligence chief adds uncertainty to her prospects to be confirmed.

Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence had a particularly controversial trip to the Middle East that members of Hezbollah discussed.

Senators are questioning Kash Patel today during his nomination for FBI Director and Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence. NBC News' Ryan Reilly reports the latest. Former Assistant FBI Director for Counterintelligence Frank Figliuzzi joins Ana Cabrera to share his "deep" concerns on both Patel and Gabbard.

Does the U.S. want a director of national intelligence who excuses mass leaking of secrets?

Thursday: Jimmy Carter negotiated the Panama Canal Treaty, which went into effect in 1979 and established joint American-Panamanian control of the canal. That expired in 1999, giving Panama full control. See how to take part in the quiz at the bottom of this page.

Lives lived: Marianne Faithfull, who took a long and perilous journey to critical acclaim as a singer, ultimately releasing more than 20 albums, died at 78. A blue farewell: After 82,150 gallons of paint, Blue Man Group is ending a 34-year run of silly performance art in New York.

Nomura's Rob Subbaraman discusses expectations of Bank of Japan's rate hike path including two major risks if the central bank hikes too fast or too far.