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US Senate confirms Trump nominee Ratcliffe as CIA director
A majority of the U.S. Senate on Thursday backed President Donald Trump's nominee John Ratcliffe, a former House of Representatives member who served as Director of National Intelligence during Trump's first term,
US Senate Advances Nomination of Trump CIA Director Pick
The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of John Ratcliffe, a former House of Representatives member who served as director of national intelligence during President Donald Trump's first term,
How Every Senator Voted to Confirm John Ratcliffe as C.I.A. Director
The Senate voted 74 to 25 to confirm John Ratcliffe, President Trump’s former intelligence director, as director of the C.I.A.
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Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving Trump his 2nd Cabinet member
Ratcliffe said that if confirmed, he would push the CIA to do more to harness technologies such as AI and quantum computing while expanding use of human intelligence collection. Democrats raised questions about Ratcliffe’s objectivity and whether his loyalty to Trump would prompt him to politicize his position.
Jeffries: Trump release of violent Jan. 6 felons ‘undermines public safety’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) hammered President Trump on Thursday for pardoning those charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, warning that the liberation of hundreds
Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as Trump’s CIA director
The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency in overwhelming bipartisan fashion, making him the second member of President Trump’s national security team
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Doug Burgum clears crucial hurdle in bid to become Interior secretary
The U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted Thursday, Jan. 23, 18-2 to recommend the Republican’s appointment as the head of the Department of the Interior. The full Senate is expected to approve Burgum’s nomination in the coming days.
Speaker Johnson forms committee to probe Jan. 6, Democrats’ original investigation
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said he will establish a new select subcommittee that will probe the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot — and likely dig into the now-defunct Jan. 6 select
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Trump gives GOP senators no set strategy as leaders struggle to craft his priorities
Trump said it “feels great” to be back inside the U.S. Capitol for the first time since ... At one point during the meeting, Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D. said he suggested, "Well, Mr. President ...
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Does the House Intelligence chair’s ouster portend future power moves?
House Speaker Mike Johnson replaced Rep. Mike Turner as chair of the House Intelligence Committee with Rep. Rick Crawford, citing a desire for “fresh horses” and not directly involving
GOP lawmakers launch congressional investigation into New Year’s Day attacks
Republican Sens. Chuck Grassley (Iowa) and Ron Johnson (Wis.) are launching a probe into the deadly New Year’s Day attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas. “The public deserves complete
How The Senate Voted to Confirm Marco Rubio as Secretary of State
The Senate unanimously approved Senator Marco Rubio of Florida as secretary of state in the first vote on President Trump’s cabinet selections.