The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member
Trump CIA Director John Ratcliffe confirmed by Senate
Senate confirms John Ratcliffe for CIA director
Ratcliffe, Trump’s former director of national intelligence, sought to reassure senators that he would remain apolitical in his role as CIA director.
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Former Texas congressman vows to keep politics out of CIA as director
WASHINGTON — Former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, vowed to make the agency more muscular while keeping its work apolitical during his nomination hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.
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US Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as CIA Director
John Ratcliffe has been confirmed to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) after the Senate confirmed his appointment. Notably, this is the second major appointment under the second Trump administration after Marco Rubio was appointed the US Secretary of State,
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John Ratcliffe, Trump's CIA pick, tells senators the agency is 'not where we’re supposed to be'
FILE - Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe waits to board Marine One with President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Dec. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick ...
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John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member
WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director ... William Burns, and Trump's White House lists Ratcliffe as a Cabinet member. Trump and other Republicans have ...
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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.