Director of Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard declined to say National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden is a traitor during her confirmation hearing Thursday before the Senate Intelligence Committee—as at least three Republican senators had not said whether they support her leading into the hearing,

The Senate Intelligence Committee is expected to vote on former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's nomination for Director of National Intelligence in a closed-door session Tuesday afternoon. The vote follows Gabbard's at-times contentious confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill on Thursday,

Moderate GOP Sen. Susan Collins is throwing her weight behind Tulsi Gabbard to serve as the next director of national intelligence, providing the embattled nominee with a key endorsement on the eve of a critical committee vote scheduled for Tuesday.

After Gabbard faced a public questioning, one of senators three still on the fence—Susan Collins—now says she's a 'yes' vote.