WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director, approving the second high-level appointment for the new Trump administration.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.

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

He has offered a vision for a more aggressive spy agency, and his focus on the threat from China is widely shared by Republican and Democratic lawmakers.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed former Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe to serve as the next director of the CIA on Thursday.

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

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

The Senate has confirmed Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 intellig ...

President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.

President Donald Trump's executive order authorized 2,500 federalized National Guardsmen to be deployed to the active duty mission. As of Thursday, the National Guard has over 1,600 Guardsmen supporting the federal border security mission, according to the statement.