Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announced Monday that she will support Tulsi Gabbard to become director of national intelligence (DNI), giving her a key boost in her confirmation push. Collins

Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Intelligence Committee grilled Gabbard on her foreign policy positions and her views about Edward Snowden.

Moderate Sen. Susan Collins backed Tulsi Gabbard’s bid to become director of national intelligence ahead of a key committee vote Tuesday, in a significant boost for the former Hawaii

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced on Monday that she will vote to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence. Gabbard’s nomination was believed to be on shaky ground after last week’s confirmation hearing before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, on which Collins and Sen. Angus King serve.

Collins, a pivotal swing vote on the Senate Intelligence Committee, is expected to play a key role in advancing Gabbard’s nomination as the committee meets on Tuesday.

The support comes as the Senate Intelligence Committee is set to meet on Tuesday to discuss potentially advancing Gabbard to a floor vote, where she would need the majority of the Senate to confirm her.

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins announced Monday that she will support the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard to serve as Director of National Intelligence in the Trump administration. As one of President Donald Trump’s most vulnerable Cabinet nominees,