The Senate has confirmed Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA. WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new ...

A former federal prosecutor and Texas Republican, Ratcliffe gained prominence as a congressman as a staunch defender of Trump.

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

Ratcliffe, 59, is now the first person to have served as both director of national intelligence and chief of the CIA.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as director of the CIA, the second of President Trump’s nominees to earn the chamber’s approval.

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 GOP-controlled Senate voted 74–25 to confirm Ratcliffe, with many Democrats joining Republicans in voting for the former congressman after the chamber easily advanced Ratcli ...