Former Republican congressman John Ratcliffe was a controversial choice for Director of National Intelligence during Trump's first term, but his conformation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee was uncontentious.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

Senators voted 51-49 to advance Hegseth's defense secretary bid, which has been mired in several controversies. Two Republicans oppose him.

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

John Ratcliffe is the new director of the CIA ... Two Republicans, Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Senator Susan Collins of Maine, broke with Mr Trump and voted against Mr Hegseth, who ...

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 ...

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.

With votes expected late evening, the Republican-led Senate is determined to install Hegseth, a former Fox News host and combat veteran, and round out President Donald Trump's top national security Cabinet officials. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and CIA Director John Ratcliffe won confirmation within days of Trump's return to the White House.