The Senate has confirmed former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe to head the CIA Thursday. The vote was 74-25. Ratcliffe was ...

Democratic lawmakers have said buyouts or deferred resignation offers to federal workers by the Trump administration are legally dubious.

Former Texas Congressman and ex-director of national intelligence assumes CIA leadership amid bipartisan Senate approval - ...

Ratcliffe, a former Texas congressman, served as director of national intelligence in the final months of Mr. Trump's first term. At that time, Mr. Trump initially picked Ratcliffe to lead the ...

Prior to Ratcliffe's role as DNI, he was a member of the House of Representatives since 2015, serving Texas's 4th Congressional District. During Ratcliffe's tenure in Congress, he served on the ...

Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Trump’s first term and is the first person to have held that position and the top post at the CIA. The Texas Republican is a former federal ...

WASHINGTON – The Senate on Thursday easily confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, John Ratcliffe, making him the second key player to join the new ...

Ratcliffe told senators at a hearing last week ... the nation's premier spy agency. The Texas Republican is a former federal prosecutor who emerged as a fierce Trump defender while serving as ...