6 days ago · John Ratcliffe on Capitol Hill on Jan. 15. ... Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., has teed up votes next on Trump's nominees for secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, and homeland security ...

Jan 22, 2025 · Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-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.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) today spoke at a press conference with Senate Republican ... “And, as you all know, the Democrats made a big deal and blocked the nomination of John Ratcliffe to CIA last week. “Ultimately, he ended up getting 74 votes on the floor. “And that’s going to be the case – I ...

6 days ago · “He will bring valuable knowledge and experience to his new post,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on the floor earlier this week, pointing to Ratcliffe’s tenure as director ...

6 days ago · The US Senate confirmed China hawk John Ratcliffe as the next director of the CIA on Thursday after Democrats had stalled his final floor vote — further setting back the timeline for...

6 days ago · WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.. 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.

Jan 21, 2025 · The U.S. Senate is expected to hold a confirmation vote on Tuesday on John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump's nominee for CIA Director, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.

Jan 23, 2025 · Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., earlier this week said Ratcliffe would "bring valuable knowledge and experience" to the CIA post. Related Senate committees advance several Trump Cabinet ...

Jan 22, 2025 · John Thune, the Republican leader of the Senate, said he wants to hold a confirmation vote for John Ratcliffe, Donald Trump’s choice to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, today. If approved ...

Jan 15, 2025 · John Ratcliffe — who is Trump's pick for CIA, and was director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump's first term — will rail against the politicization of the intelligence community during his Senate Intelligence Committee hearing today, a transition source tells Axios.