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The Only Two Republicans Voting Against Trump’s Defense Pick Are Women
Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski were the only two Republicans who voted against Donald Trump’s choice to head the ...
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Trump CIA pick John Ratcliffe vows to root out political ‘biases,’ focus on threats from China
CIA Director-designate John Ratcliffe vowed in his Senate confirmation ... hasty and ill-advised withdrawal,” said Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). “The IC missed early assessments on Ukraine ...
Boston Herald7d
NEWS BULLETIN: Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA; Senate advances Pete Hegseth as Trump’s defense secretary
The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director ... Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, broke ranks with Trump. The vote was 51-49, with a final vote on ...
Pete Hegseth, Trump's Pentagon pick, clears Senate test vote
Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday ...
UPI15d
In warning about China, CIA director nominee praises technology but says human intelligence vital
15 (UPI) --CIA director nominee John Ratcliffe said the agency ... the better decisions you all can make." Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, asked how Ratcliffe would improve recent CIA miscues that ...
The Hill15d
Ratcliffe edges closer to CIA confirmation with Democratic support: 5 takeaways
John Ratcliffe emerged largely unscathed from ... The former director of national intelligence lamented to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) that little headway has been made to determine who or ...
The Texas Tribune16d
Former Texas congressman vows to keep politics out of CIA as director
John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA ... has had some significant misjudgments lately,” U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said, citing the fall of Afghanistan, Hamas’ attack on Israel and the ...