The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed President Donald Trump’s choice of John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, but Democrats continued to draw out
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.
Vice President JD Vance defended the pardons of Jan. 6 rioters Sunday on “Face The Nation,” going against his comments earlier this month when he said violent rioters should not be pardoned.
The US Senate has confirmed John Ratcliffe as the new director of the US foreign intelligence agency CIA by a large majority. 74 senators voted for him, 25 against him, including many Democrats. Ratcliffe was then sworn in by Vice President J.
John Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Trump's first term and is the first person to have held that position and the top post at the CIA.
With Vice President JD Vance and other allies in power, an emergent Catholic right expands political horizons and raises doubts about church unity.
Republicans rounded out their 53-seat Senate majority on Tuesday with the swearing-in of Jon Husted and Ashley Moody, the two senators replacing Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Vice President J.D. Vance was on hand to cast a tie-breaking vote, unusual in the Senate for Cabinet nominees, who typically win wider support.
Vice President JD Vance has sworn in John Ratcliffe as the nation's CIA director, shortly after the Senate confirmed Ratcliffe on a vote of 74-25.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance has said and written that his grandmother once set his grandfather on fire. Amid U.S. President Donald Trump's 2024 election campaign, a rumor spread online that U.S. Vice President JD Vance's grandmother once set his grandfather on fire. Social media users made the claim on X and Facebook.
Republican members of the Senate are seeking to hold a public confirmation hearing for Tulsi Gabbard, who President Donald Trump nominated to serve as director of national intelligence. Politico reported on Monday that Arkansas Republican Sen.