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The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director ... the nation’s premier spy agency. The Texas Republican is a former federal prosecutor who emerged as a fierce Trump defender ...

President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would appoint John Ratcliffe ... as a federal prosecutor in Texas, a job he held before joining Congress. Ratcliffe said in a statement ...

The Senate Intelligence Committee swiftly approved John Ratcliffe to head the Central ... A former member of Congress from Texas, Ratcliffe, 59, served as the director of national intelligence ...

The Senate Intelligence Committee Monday advanced, 14-3, the nomination of John Ratcliffe ... congressman from Texas to be Director of National Intelligence. That time, Ratcliffe's nomination ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence ... surveillance of foreign targets. The former Texas congressman also indicated plans to “drill down” on ...

The United States Senate voted 74-25 to confirm John Ratcliffe as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Ratcliffe is a former Texas congressman who also previously served in Trump's ...

WASHINGTON – The Senate on Thursday easily confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, John Ratcliffe ... congressman from Texas also vowed to hire ...