The U.S. Senate has begun the process to confirm President-elect Donald Trump's picks for top spots in his upcoming administration this week. Committee hearings were supposed to kick off on ...

The U.S. Senate has begun the process to confirm President-elect Donald Trump's picks for top spots in his upcoming administration this week. Committee hearings were supposed to kick off on Tuesday ...

Mr Trump has offered fierce ally Elise Stefanik the job as US ambassador to the UN. The Republican ... Former director of national intelligence John Ratcliffe has been picked by Mr Trump to ...

He has offered a vision for a more aggressive spy agency, and his focus on the threat from China is widely shared by Republican and Democratic lawmakers.

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 ...

The U.S. Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as the new director of the CIA. Read about his priorities for the agency.

John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, is set to face his Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Having already served in Trump's ...

John Ratcliffe took a step closer to being confirmed to lead the CIA on Monday as the Senate Intelligence Committee advanced his nomination. The panel advanced his nomination 14 to 3 shortly after ...