Odds & Ends
Tulsi Gabbard has been confirmed as Director of National Intelligence (DNI) by a 52-48 vote in the Senate. This was accomplished without Gabbard having to call Edward Snowden a traitor. At one point that seemed to be a requirement for confirmation. Of course, Snowden was not a traitor. Snowden was a whistleblower who had seen what happened to other whistleblowers within the NSA. This was why he took the course of action that he took and why he is still in Russia today.