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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed former Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe to serve as the next director of the CIA on ...

The Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central ...

The Senate voted to confirm Trump’s choice for secretary of State, and key committees advanced his nominations for defense ...

Trump's pick to be CIA director promised in his confirmation hearing to hone in on setting strong intelligence collection priorities and "demanding relentless execution." ...

Republican Sen. Tom Cotton of Arkansas, the committee chair, kicked things off by saying the CIA had failed repeatedly in its core mission of “stealing secrets … handling spies … hacking computers.” ...

“The CIA has neglected its core mission: collecting clandestine foreign intelligence; put more simply, stealing secrets,” the Arkansas Republican said. “Intelligence collection is the main ...

Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas). Pressed by Sen. Mark R. Warner (Virginia), the panel’s top Democrat, on whether he would resist firing personnel based on their perceived loyalty to Trump, Ratcliffe rep ...

"No," Ratcliffe responded firmly. Republicans on the committee, like Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas, support Ratcliffe's candidacy. He says recent attacks like the vehicle rampage in New Orleans ...

The US Senate has confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet. Mr Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Mr Trump’s ...