WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director, approving the second high-level ...

Speaking on the Senate floor Tuesday morning before the vote Senate Majority Leader John Thune noted that Ratcliffe is the right man for the job. 'Mr. Ratcliffe, like Secretary Rubio ...

Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. While appearing on Fox News’s Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, Thune underscored how ...

President Donald Trump has reportedly threatened to adjourn Congress so that he may make recess appointments. “Trump most recently raised the prospect of … [adjourning Congress] during […] ...

Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., filed cloture on John Ratcliffe's nomination for CIA director, Kristi Noem's nomination for Homeland Security secretary and Pete Hegseth's nomination for defense ...

Ratcliffe, who formerly served as director ... Senate Majority Leader John Thune had called out Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy for delaying the vote on a “key national security ...

U.S. lawmakers confirmed a second key member of President Donald Trump’s national security team Thursday, voting 74-25 to ...

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., did not vote. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., earlier this week said Ratcliffe would "bring valuable knowledge and experience" to the CIA post. Related ...

“He will bring valuable knowledge and experience to his new post,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on the floor earlier this week, pointing to Ratcliffe’s tenure as director ...

The Upper Chamber on Thursday voted 74-25 to approve the nomination of Ratcliffe, who served as Trump's Director of National ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency in overwhelming bipartisan fashion, making him the second member of President Trump’s national security team ...

Ratcliffe previously served as a U.S. House ... Senate Majority Leader John Thune has set up votes for more of Trump's nominees, including Pete Hegseth, nominated for Secretary of Defense.