Tulsi Gabbard is struggling to get the support of some key Republican Senators. 

This is according to a new report from The Hill.

The report comes just as Gabbard is getting ready for her Senate confirmation hearing, which will take place this week.

Gabbard is President Donald Trump's pick to be the next director of national intelligence.

Gabbard's problem

According to The Hill's report, Gabbard's path to Senate confirmation is "narrowing."

The outlet reports:

Republicans are cautioning that Tulsi Gabbard’s path to confirmation to lead the U.S. intelligence apparatus is narrowing as she seemingly has trouble winning over key GOP senators.

Gabbard's nomination is currently before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The Hill reports that Gabbard is struggling "to assuage Republicans on the Senate Intelligence."

The outlet goes on to quote some of these Republican Senators, including U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), who said, regarding Gabbard's confirmation, "I think it remains to be seen. I think the jury’s still out."

Another unidentified Senate Republican supposedly told the out that Gabbard "has a path [that] continues to narrow."

Looking forward:

As mentioned, Gabbard's nomination is currently before the Senate Intelligence Committee. She will need to get past this committee first before her nomination goes before the entire Senate.

The Hill notes:

Gabbard can’t afford to lose a single vote on the Intelligence Committee, which has a 9-8 party split and features two GOP members who are considered swing votes: Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), who last week voted against another Trump nominee on the floor, and Todd Young (Ind.).

Fox News reports, "Gabbard's hearing with the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will take place Thursday morning."

As for the problem that some have with Gabbard, the outlet reports:

Gabbard's past policy stances as they relate to national security have given bipartisan lawmakers some reason for pause, since the role she is nominated for is critical to the nation's safety and defense . . . Gabbard recently made a remarkable reversal on a controversial intelligence tool used by the government. And her choice to change her position on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act's (FISA) section 702 managed to win her the backing of a Republican senator on the intel committee that she will need to advance out of.

It remains to be seen how this will all play out. It is also unclear what chance Gabbard would have before the full Senate. But, we should get a better idea about all of this by the end of the week.