The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence, as head of the CIA on Thursday by a 74-25 vote. In November, then-President-elect Donald Trump announced his selection of Ratcliffe as the next director of the intelligence agency.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed Ratcliffe, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.

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

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

The new director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) becomes the second Cabinet member of US President Donald Trump's administration. View on euronews

Former Congressman John Ratcliffe is the nation's new CIA director after the Senate voted 74-25 in favor of his confirmation on Thursday.

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

The former Texas lawmaker and prosecutor was Trump's national intelligence director in his first term. He vowed to reject White House political pressure

The Senate has confirmed former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe to head the CIA Thursday. The vote was 74-25. Ratcliffe was a former Heath mayor and 4th District Congressman of Texas. He also served as U.

Photo: Adobe Stock CIA Director John Ratcliffe discussed his “day one” priority during an interview with Breitbart News shortly after Thursday's 74-25 Senate confirmation vote. Ratcliffe held nothing back when discussing the threat from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),

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