Ratcliffe faced a brief delay to his nomination from Democrats questioning his independence from President Donald Trump.

Negotiations broke down to hold a final vote on Trump's CIA nominee, prompting Senate GOP leadership to tee up procedural steps to advance John Ratcliffe and others.

The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA Director on January 23, making him President Trump’s second nominee to win Senate approval. Ratcliffe, a former federal prosecutor and Director of National Intelligence,

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.

Trump is expected to meet with Republican leaders later in the day. More of Trump’s Cabinet nominees face senators on the path to confirmation. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sworn in early Tuesday,

Donald Trump will huddle with House Republicans at a GOP retreat on Monday. Keep up with live updates from the USA TODAY Network.

Senate Republicans are steamrolling ahead on Pete Hegseth’s nomination to lead the Pentagon, and a new report detailing allegations of abusive behavior by the nominee have seemingly not dissuaded

former director of national intelligence John Ratcliffe. The GOP-controlled Senate voted 74–25 to confirm Ratcliffe, with many Democrats joining Republicans in voting for the former congressman ...

The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as the next director of the ... will take place in the early morning hours on Sunday, per a GOP aide. Republicans have decided to stay the weekend to get ...

CIA director-nominee John Ratcliffe could be on the job by the end of the day. The Senate Finance Committee advanced the nomination of Scott Bessent for Treasury secretary. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as director of the CIA, the second of President Trump’s nominees to earn the chamber’s approval.