Former Republican congressman John Ratcliffe was a controversial choice for Director of National Intelligence during Trump's first term, but his conformation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee was uncontentious.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency in overwhelming bipartisan fashion, making him the second member of President Trump’s national security team to be approved by the upper chamber.

John Ratcliffe emerged largely unscathed from ... The former director of national intelligence lamented to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) that little headway has been made to determine who or ...

Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski were the only two Republicans who voted against Donald Trump’s choice to head the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, in a procedural vote Thursday, citing concerns with his ability to lead the U.S. military.

John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA ... has had some significant misjudgments lately,” U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said, citing the fall of Afghanistan, Hamas’ attack on Israel and the ...

CIA Director-designate John Ratcliffe vowed in his Senate confirmation ... hasty and ill-advised withdrawal,” said Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). “The IC missed early assessments on Ukraine ...

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday to advance his nomination.

15 (UPI) --CIA director nominee John Ratcliffe said the agency ... the better decisions you all can make." Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, asked how Ratcliffe would improve recent CIA miscues that ...

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Senators voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth's defense secretary bid, which has been mired in several controversies. Two Republicans oppose him.

President Donald Trump the deal maker will be on full display in coming weeks as he tries to broker a deal between TikTok`s parent company and an American buyer eager to buy the lucrative social media app. An American hiker, just north of the U.S.-Mexico ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director ... Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, broke ranks with Trump. The vote was 51-49, with a final vote on ...