The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe with overwhelming bipartisan support as director of the CIA, filling a key post in Trump's national security team.

A former federal prosecutor and Texas Republican, Ratcliffe gained prominence as a congressman as a staunch defender of Trump.

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.

Kash Patel to run the FBI? He “probably has a big misstep that is hanging over his head, but ultimately, he is in relatively good shape,” the member said, referring to Patel’s past penchant for ...

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

He issued formal pardons to more than 1,550 rioters charged with a wide range of crimes and commuted the sentences of 14 ...

Trump ran on a campaign to explicitly finish the job he started on Jan. 6 and, on his first day in power, he did that as best he could.

In pardoning more than 1,500 supporters charged in the Jan. 6 attack, Trump went further than he had suggested just a month ...

The Senate confirmation hearings for Trump’s second-term nominees have revealed a dramatic departure from the first term, ...

Former Proud Boys extremist group leader Enrique Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes have been released from ...