Negotiations broke down to hold a final vote on Trump's CIA nominee, prompting Senate GOP leadership to tee up procedural steps to advance John Ratcliffe and others.

John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee for his confirmation hearing ...

Five days after assuming the White House, President Donald Trump is racking up a number of wins and losses after issuing a flurry of executive orders. On Friday, he travels to disaster-hit states of North Carolina and California while new developments play out over his immigration policy and cabinet confirmations.

Donald Trump will stop in North Carolina, California and Nevada during the first trip of his second term. Follow along for live updates.

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead America’s premier spy agency and his second nominee to win Senate approval.

John Ratcliffe ... to be,” Ratcliffe told the Senate Intelligence Committee. Ratcliffe said he views China as America’s greatest geopolitical rival, with Russia, Iran, North Korea and drug ...

John Ratcliffe ... to be,” Ratcliffe told the Senate Intelligence Committee. Ratcliffe said he views China as America's greatest geopolitical rival, with Russia, Iran, North Korea and drug ...

John Ratcliffe, who served as director of national intelligence during Trump's first term, told lawmakers that if confirmed, he would push the agency to do more to harness technologies like ...

Video above: John Ratcliffe ... be,” Ratcliffe told the Senate Intelligence Committee. Ratcliffe said he views China as America's greatest geopolitical rival, with Russia, Iran, North Korea ...

Donald Trump will stop in North Carolina, California and Nevada during the first trip of his second term. Follow along for live updates.

With votes expected late evening, the Republican-led Senate is determined to install Hegseth, a former Fox News host and combat veteran, and round out President Donald Trump's top national security Cabinet officials. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe won confirmation within days of Trump's return to the White House.

The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in