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.

Trump cabinet picks: Donald Trump names former intelligence chief John Ratcliffe to CIA director The hearing is expected to begin Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 10 a.m. ET. John Ratcliffe, 59, is a ...

WASHINGTON — 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.

CIA employees have gotten letters offering them buyouts if they voluntarily resign. They're the latest group of workers ...

John Ratcliffe was confirmed to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Thursday, making him the second of President Donald Trump's cabinet picks to secure their position.

Ratcliffe identified China as the U.S.'s greatest geopolitical rival as he testified before the Senate on Wednesday.

CIA Director-designate John Ratcliffe vowed in his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday that he would excise “political or personal biases” and make the spy agency “the ultimate meritocracy ...

The buyouts would provide CIA employees with about eight months of pay and benefits in exchange for their resignations.

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for CIA director, John Ratcliffe, on Wednesday vowed not to fire or force out employees for their political views or their opinions about the incoming U.S. leader, ...

How many CIA employees are there and how will they be affected by the buyout offer? Learn more about what’s happening at the ...

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