Democratic Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono's partisan streak at confirmation hearings continued Thursday as the lone 'no' vote in a committee hearing to recommend VA nominee Doug Collins for confirmation.

Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's nominee to serve as the director of national intelligence, will testify Thursday morning at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The 43-year-old former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii and combat veteran would oversee the nation's 18 spy agencies.

City prosecutors declined to file charges, but the incident led to calls to protect people acting in self-defense. Hawaiʻi’s farmers and ranchers have also talked about the need for a stand-your-ground law to deal with poaching and agriculture theft.

Republicans are sending signals that they might not back Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence.

Democrats, including U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, blame Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for contributing to a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa in 2019.

Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), who President Donald Trump's pick to lead the United States' 18 intelligence agencies, may not make it past the first hurdle in her confirmation process,, according to the top Senate Republican.