WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director under President Donald Trump, approving the second high-level appointment for the new administration.
The reported security protection removal comes despite warnings from the Biden's administration about ongoing threats from Iran.
Trump had promised during his reelection campaign to make public the last batches of still-classified documents surrounding President Kennedy’s assassination, which has transfixed people for decades.
John Ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence during President Trump's first term, has been confirmed by the Senate to lead the CIA — the first person to have held both jobs.
The US Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe with overwhelming bipartisan support as director of the CIA, filling a key post in President Donald Trump's national security team.
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Ratcliffe faced a brief delay to his nomination from Democrats questioning his independence from President Donald Trump.
Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to declassify files related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.
Ratcliffe, Trump’s former director of national intelligence, sought to reassure senators that he would remain apolitical in his role as CIA director.
John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA, becomes the second member of the president cabinet to be confirmed. But the confirmation process hasn't been as easy for some of ...