S.D., was frustrated with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., after he blocked a confirmation vote for John Ratcliffe, who has bipartisan support, as CIA director.

S.D., was frustrated with Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., after he blocked a confirmation vote for John Ratcliffe as CIA director.

President Trump said he is open to using recess appointments to get his Cabinet appointees confirmed if delays keep emerging ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director, approving the second high-level ...

"As I’ve repeatedly said, Senate Republicans are ready to work as long as needed to confirm President Trump’s nominees. Nights. Weekends. Recesses," Thune wrote on the social media platform, X.

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.

We're approaching the first weekend of President Donald Trump's second term – and the Senate is already running behind in ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., showed frustration with Democrats on Tuesday after a confirmation vote for President Trump's pick for CIA director in John Ratcliffe, who has bipartisan ...

Ratcliffe, who formerly served as director ... Senate Majority Leader John Thune had called out Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy for delaying the vote on a “key national security ...

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 ...