John Ratcliffe Confirmed

Senate Overwhelmingly Confirms John Ratcliffe To Lead CIA Despite Dem Holdouts
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe confirmed as CIA director
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed former Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe to serve as the next director of the CIA on Thursday.
John Ratcliffe Confirmed as CIA Director
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 selection of Ratcliffe as the next director of the intelligence agency.
The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member
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. Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Trump’s first term and is the first person to have held that position and the top post at the
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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Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as CIA director
Former Congressman John Ratcliffe is the nation's new CIA director after the Senate voted 74-25 in favor of his confirmation on Thursday.
The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving President Trump his second Cabinet member
The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.
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John Ratcliffe confirmed by the Senate to become Trump’s CIA director
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