The Senate voted to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director approving the second high-level appointment for the Trump ...

A former federal prosecutor and Texas Republican, Ratcliffe gained prominence as a congressman as a staunch defender of Trump.

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.

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

Ratcliffe, 59, is now the first person to have served as both director of national intelligence and chief of the CIA.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead America’s premier spy agency and his second nominee to win Senate approval.

The new director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) becomes the second Cabinet member of US President Donald Trump's ...

FILE - Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe waits to board Marine One with President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Dec. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick ...

Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to lead ... reported earning $520,000 from the group last year. John Ratcliffe and Kash Patel, Trump's incoming directors of the CIA and FBI ...