Tulsi Gabbard appears to be seeking to assuage senators’ concerns about her nomination in a new opinion piece explaining why she thought "traitor" was too harsh a word for Edward Snowden.

Eric Schmitt (R-MO) twisted himself in knots to avoiding stating whether he considers Snowden — who stole more than a million classified documents — a traitor. “Is Edward Snowden a traitor?” ...

Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., attends the Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the nomination of Pam Bondi to be Attorney General in the Hart Senate Office Building on Jan. 29. Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll ...

Was Edward Snowden, the former intelligence contractor who leaked a trove of classified files to journalists more than a decade ago, a traitor?

“You don’t. Apparently, you don’t,” Bennet said. He challenged Gabbard on her stance regarding Edward Snowden. “Is Edward Snowden a traitor to the United States of America? That is not a ...

Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) pushed back. “You don’t. Apparently, you don’t,” Bennet said. He challenged Gabbard on her stance regarding Edward Snowden. “Is Edward Snowden a traitor to the United States ...

Here are five takeaways from her hearing. Over and over, members of the panel from both sides of the aisle asked Gabbard about Snowden. And over and over, she came back with a repeated ...