John Ratcliffe Confirmed

Senate confirms China hawk John Ratcliffe as Trump’s CIA director
The US Senate confirmed China hawk John Ratcliffe as the next director of the CIA on Thursday after Democrats had stalled his final floor vote — further setting back the timeline for consideration of President Trump’s other cabinet officials.
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.
John Ratcliffe promises to prioritize China threat as CIA director
Ratcliffe, a former director of national intelligence during Trump’s first administration, is expected to be confirmed to run the Central Intelligence Agency.
John Ratcliffe, Trump's CIA pick, tells senators the agency is 'not where we’re supposed to be'
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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)
John Ratcliffe says US faces 'most challenging security environment' ever in confirmation hearing
CIA nominee John Ratcliffe is telling senators about how he’ll reshape the intelligence community in what he calls "the most challenging national security environment in our nation’s history."
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.
Senate confirms former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA
The Senate has confirmed former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe to head the CIA Thursday. The vote was 74-25. Ratcliffe was a former Heath mayor and 4th District Congressman of Texas. He also served as U.
Trump CIA pick John Ratcliffe vows to root out political ‘biases,’ focus on threats from China
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New CIA boss Ratcliffe says Biden-era report backing lab-leak theory released to 'restore' trust
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The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director ... the first member of Trump's Cabinet. Ratcliffe has said he views China as America's greatest geopolitical ...
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Tom Cotton pans liberal media's earlier dismissals of lab leak theory after CIA announcement
Sen. Tom Cotton took a dig at the liberal media for its early dismissal of he lab-leak hypothesis after the CIA's newly released assessment supporting the theory.
What to Know About the CIA’s Conclusion that COVID-19 Came From a Lab
The problem for the lab-leak position is that the U.S. has never had access to the Wuhan lab and has thus been unable to ...
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Cotton pitches tariffs on China to make it pay for ‘unleashing’ COVID-19
Cotton's pitch comes after the CIA switched its view on the origins of COVID-19 to the belief it likely originated from a Chinese lab leak.