John Ratcliffe Confirmed

Senate confirms China hawk John Ratcliffe as Trump’s CIA director
The US Senate confirmed China hawk John Ratcliffe as the next director of the CIA on Thursday after Democrats had stalled his final floor vote — further setting back the timeline for consideration of President Trump’s other cabinet officials.
John Ratcliffe Confirmed as CIA Director
The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence, as head of the CIA on Thursday by a 74-25 vote. In November, then-President-elect Donald Trump announced his selection of Ratcliffe as the next director of the intelligence agency.
John Ratcliffe promises to prioritize China threat as CIA director
Ratcliffe, a former director of national intelligence during Trump’s first administration, is expected to be confirmed to run the Central Intelligence Agency.
John Ratcliffe, Trump's CIA pick, tells senators the agency is 'not where we’re supposed to be'
John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, has told members of the Senate that the nation’s premier spy agency can do better
Senate Overwhelmingly Confirms John Ratcliffe To Lead CIA Despite Dem Holdouts
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe confirmed as CIA director
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed former Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe to serve as the next director of the CIA on Thursday.
John Ratcliffe says US faces 'most challenging security environment' ever in confirmation hearing
CIA nominee John Ratcliffe is telling senators about how he’ll reshape the intelligence community in what he calls "the most challenging national security environment in our nation’s history."
The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving President Trump his second Cabinet member
The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.
Trump CIA pick John Ratcliffe vows to root out political ‘biases,’ focus on threats from China
The former Texas congressman said he wanted to the CIA to bring back the recruiting ideal of ‘a Ph.D. who could win a bar ...
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John Ratcliffe, Trump’s CIA pick, tells senators he views China as greatest geopolitical threat
China and other adversaries. 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 ...
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The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director ... the first member of Trump's Cabinet. Ratcliffe has said he views China as America's greatest geopolitical ...
Tom Cotton pans liberal media's earlier dismissals of lab leak theory after CIA announcement
Sen. Tom Cotton took a dig at the liberal media for its early dismissal of he lab-leak hypothesis after the CIA's newly released assessment supporting the theory.
Donald Trump to House GOP: there will be 'a lot of people bidding on' TikTok: recap
Donald Trump is huddling with House Republicans at a GOP retreat on Monday. Keep up with live updates from the USA TODAY ...
What to Know About the CIA’s Conclusion that COVID-19 Came From a Lab
The problem for the lab-leak position is that the U.S. has never had access to the Wuhan lab and has thus been unable to ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: Hegseth vows to remove DEI at Pentagon, support border
President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and ...
Cotton pitches tariffs on China to make it pay for ‘unleashing’ COVID-19
Cotton's pitch comes after the CIA switched its view on the origins of COVID-19 to the belief it likely originated from a Chinese lab leak.