Ratcliffe faced a brief delay to his nomination from Democrats questioning his independence from President Donald Trump.

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. Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Trump’s first term and is the first person to have held that position and the top post at the

President Trump's nominees for top posts in his administration are gearing up for their Senate confirmation hearings, which kicked off earlier this month.

Senate Republicans are kicking off their race to quickly confirm ... Also Monday, Defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, CIA director nominee John Ratcliffe and Homeland Security secretary nominee Kristi Noem all advanced out of committees, teeing up ...

The Senate voted 74 to 25 to confirm John Ratcliffe, President Trump’s former ... her identity has come under attack from newly empowered Republicans. Paying for Trump’s Agenda: President ...

"As I’ve repeatedly said, Senate Republicans are ready to work as long as needed to confirm President Trump’s nominees. Nights. Weekends. Recesses," Thune wrote on the social media platform, X.

John Ratcliffe and his wife Michele smile as Vice ... questions about Ratcliffe’s ability to lead the CIA objectively, Republicans hailed his experience and said they looked forward to ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director ... Ratcliffe’s ability to lead the CIA objectively, Republicans hailed his experience and said they looked ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director ... Trump and other Republicans have criticized the work of the CIA and other spy agencies, saying they have ...