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.

John Ratcliffe was confirmed to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Thursday, making him the second of President Donald Trump's cabinet picks to secure their position.

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to be the Director of the Central Intelligence ...

The US Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as director of the CIA on Thursday. Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during President Trump's first term The US Senate confirmed John ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON − John Ratcliffe ... and it is something that I would never do," Ratcliffe told the committee’s top Democrat, Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia. More:Team Trump faces the Senate ...