The U.S. Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as the new director of the CIA. Read about his priorities for the agency.

Washington — The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director on Thursday as Republicans work to approve officials to the top posts in President Trump's administration amid delays by Democrats.

Video above: John Ratcliffe says 'we face what may be the most challenging national security environment in our nation's history' John Ratcliffe, who served as director of national intelligence ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Trump’s first ...

The Senate voted 74 to 25 to confirm John Ratcliffe, President Trump’s former intelligence director, as director of the C.I.A. Needed for confirmation Needed for confirmation Note: Confirmation ...

Since taking office last month Trump has launched an attempt to gut and reshape several federal agencies, most notably the ...

The former Texas lawmaker and prosecutor was Trump's national intelligence director in his first term. He vowed to reject ...

EXCLUSIVE: CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned his agents of "changes" to come under his leadership in a memo obtained by Fox News Digital. "There will be changes during my tenure as director," the ...

John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, is set to face his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Having already served in Trump's ...

The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence, as head of the CIA on Thursday by a 74-25 vote. In November, then-President-elect Donald Trump announced his ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday 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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Vice President JD Vance has sworn in John Ratcliffe as the nation’s CIA director, shortly after the Senate ...