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 · 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 ...

6 days ago · “The Intelligence Committee favorably reported Mr. Ratcliffe’s nomination on a bipartisan vote: 14 to 3,” Thune (R-SD) noted in a Wednesday speech, accusing Murphy of needlessly calling for ...

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.

"Mr. Ratcliffe brings the right experience and the right approach to the CIA, and I look forward to working with him in his new position," Thune said as reported by The Hill.. Although he has been ...

6 days ago · The Senate has approved John Ratcliffe to serve as the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). A bipartisan majority in the Senate voted 74–25 on Jan. 23 to confirm the former intelligence director as the next head of the CIA, following a brief delay in the confirmation process.

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.