Barnes Reporting from Washington The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe on Thursday ... Senate Republican majority. Senate Republicans had hoped to confirm Mr. Ratcliffe and several other nominees ...

Washington — The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director on Thursday as Republicans work to approve officials to the top posts in President Trump's administration amid delays by Democrats.

Advertisement All Senate Republicans and 21 members of the Senate Democratic Caucus voted to confirm Ratcliffe's nomination. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., did not vote. Senate Majority Leader John ...

The Senate voted 74 to 25 to confirm John Ratcliffe, President Trump’s former ... her identity has come under attack from newly empowered Republicans. Paying for Trump’s Agenda: President ...

WASHINGTON − John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump ... Trump's choice for Secretary of Defense. Republicans and Democrats alike praised Ratcliffe, calling him well-qualified, having ...

It was completed before the new CIA director, John Ratcliffe, was sworn in on Thursday ... response who have risen to powerful positions as Republicans took power this month, teeing up a shift ...

John Fetterman (D-Pa ... the panel’s vice chair, was among Ratcliffe’s backers. Republicans, however, were unable to process him as quickly as they had hoped. Thune hoped to confirm him ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director ... despite objections from Democrats. Two Republicans, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, broke ...

John Fetterman (D-Pa.) did not vote ... the panel’s vice chair, was among Ratcliffe’s backers. Republicans, however, were unable to process him as quickly as they had hoped. Thune hoped to confirm him ...

former director of national intelligence John Ratcliffe. The GOP-controlled Senate voted 74–25 to confirm Ratcliffe, with many Democrats joining Republicans in voting for the former congressman ...

The US Senate on Thursday voted to confirm John Ratcliffe as the ... approved by a vote of 74-25. All Republicans voted in his favor, as did many Democrats. Ratcliffe criticized the previous ...