WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate today confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead America’s premier spy agency and his second nominee to win Senate approval.

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Falling in line with President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship, House Republicans on Thursday unveiled legislation that would amend federal immigration law to narrow the ...

Although there was little doubt that Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost was planning to make a play for the state’s gubernatorial seat, he made it official with an announcement on Thursday, Jan. 23. Yost ...

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization ...

Republican Niraj Antani has launched a campaign to succeed term-limited Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose next year.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) announced on Thursday that he’s running to replace term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine (R), the first major GOP candidate to declare a bid. “I’m officially ...

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced Thursday his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor in 2026.Yost is ...

President Donald Trump blasted rivals during his first televised interview since becoming the nation's 47th president on ...

Attorney General Dave Yost, who’s talked for months about running for governor, announced his intentions to seek the office next year. Yost, a Republican, said today: “After receiving a groundswell of ...

The 68-year-old Yost is the third candidate to officially announce a bid to replace the term-limited Gov. Mike DeWine.