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

Senators Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski were the only two Republicans who voted against Donald Trump’s choice to head the Department of Defense, Pete Hegseth, in a procedural vote Thursday, citing concerns with his ability to lead the U.S. military.

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, speaks during a Senate Intelligence committee hearing on the nomination of John Ratcliffe, to be the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), on Wednesday ...

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 ...

Senate lawmakers are set to vote on Trump's pick for CIA director, John Ratcliffe, before voting ... Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, could break ...

The US Senate has confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director ... Two Republicans, Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Senator Susan Collins of Maine, broke with Mr Trump and voted against Mr ...

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Pentagon, cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday to advance his nomination.

Two Republicans, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, broke ranks to oppose Hegseth.

President Donald Trump took a combative tone at times as he spoke remotely Thursday to an international audience of business leaders, politicians and other elites at the World Economic Forum’s annual event in Davos,

Susan Collins (Maine), Mitch McConnell (Kentucky ... and the Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director in a 74-25 vote. Hegseth is a former Fox News personality and veteran of the Army ...

Sen. Susan Collins speaks during a Senate Intelligence confirmation hearing for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for CIA Director John Ratcliffe Capitol Hill, Jan. 15, 2025 in Washington.

With his confirmation at stake, Pete Hegseth is working the phones ahead of a Senate vote to shore up support to become the nation’s defense secretary.