Majority of US Senate backs Ratcliffe to lead CIA, voting continues
ReutersJan 23, 2025 7:14 PM
WASHINGTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - A majority of the U.S. Senate on Thursday backed President Donald Trump's nominee John Ratcliffe, a former House of Representatives member who served as director of national intelligence during Trump's first term, as director of the CIA.
As voting continued, the vote on Ratcliffe's confirmation was 60 to 20 in the 100-member Senate, more than the majority needed for him to lead the spy agency.
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