Ratcliffe becomes the second Trump nominee to be approved by the Republican-led Senate, winning the support of TK Democrats.

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to advance the nomination for CIA director of former Representative John Ratcliffe, who served as director of national intelligence during President Donald Trump's ...

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 ...

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

President Donald Trump spoke to Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Wednesday in the first call with a foreign leader of his second term, appearing to renew efforts from his first term ...

The Senate advanced John Ratcliffe’s nomination for Central Intelligence Agency director in a key test vote, effectively guaranteeing he will be confirmed in a final vote later Thursday.

President Donald Trump has reportedly threatened to adjourn Congress so that he may make recess appointments. “Trump most recently raised the prospect of … [adjourning Congress] during […] ...

In a big win for the surveillance state, Trump is attacking one of the government's only internal oversight agencies.

Meanwhile, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth will face a test vote in the Senate that may indicate whether fresh allegations about this personal conduct that surfaced this week are ...

Following Facebook were Homeland Security, Fox News and the CIA, which had favorability ratings of 48%, 46% and 45%, respectively. Making up the middle of the pack were the Supreme Court (45%), NATO ...

Removing security clearances is petty and personal. But it is the president’s decision to make, and in a week of wacky and unexpected executive orders, it is one of the easier to defend.

The Senate is poised to confirm John Ratcliffe as CIA director on Thursday as Republicans work to approve officials to the top posts in his administration amid delays by Democrats.