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John Ratcliffe becomes CIA Director

Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to be Trump's CIA director

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

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John Ratcliffe, Trump’s CIA pick, tells senators the agency is ‘not where we’re supposed to be’

John Ratcliffe, who served as director of national intelligence during Trump’s first term, is a former federal prosecutor and conservative member of Congress representing a district in Texas. He was a fierce defender of Trump during his first impeachment proceedings in the House.

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Senate confirms Trump CIA director John Ratcliffe as GOP speeds up national security picks

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

Here's the confirmation hearing schedule for Trump's Cabinet picks

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

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The CIA believes COVID likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding

The CIA believes the COVID-19 virus likely originated from a laboratory — but acknowledges the spy agency has 'low confidence ...

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Trump loyalist John Ratcliffe sails through CIA director confirmation hearing

WASHINGTON − John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, said he plans widespread reforms at the nation’s premiere spy agency at his nomination hearing Wednesday, but ...

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Cotton pitches tariffs on China to make it pay for ‘unleashing’ COVID-19

Cotton's pitch comes after the CIA switched its view on the origins of COVID-19 to the belief it likely originated from a Chinese lab leak.

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