WASHINGTON — 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 approval.

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and his focus on the threat from China is widely shared by Republican and Democratic lawmakers. By Julian E. Barnes Reporting from Washington The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe on Thursday to ...

Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, the Republican whip, celebrated earlier Thursday that the Senate was poised to confirm Ratcliffe's nomination, calling it "a win for our national security," while ...

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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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Senators confirmed Ratcliffe in a 74-25 vote. Twenty-one members who caucus with Democrats voted with every present Republican. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) did not vote. “He will bring valuable ...