The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe with overwhelming bipartisan support as director of the CIA, filling a key post in Trump's national security team.

WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate is due to consider a resolution on Thursday that would block President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization, and ​backers said the measure could pass in a close vote.

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet. Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Trump’s first term and is the first person to have ...

President Donald Trump's administration appears to have excluded top intelligence officials from sensitive negotiations with a major adversary — even CIA Director John Ratcliffe. That's according to journalist Michael Weiss, who reported Monday that ...

On Monday, a confused Trump, 79, claimed he did not know about the alleged strike on Putin’s home, then corrected himself by saying the Russian president had personally informed him only hours earlier. A reporter noted that Russia was claiming Ukraine tried to hit the Russian president’s residence and asked if Trump had any information on it.

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday confirmed Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe as director of national intelligence, installing a new head of the nation's intelligence agencies at a time when President Donald Trump has ousted multiple officials. Ratcliffe seemed ...

The United States Senate voted 74-25 to confirm John Ratcliffe as the director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Ratcliffe is a former Texas congressman who also previously served in Trump's first administration as the director of national intelligence.