The Senate is poised to confirm John Ratcliffe as CIA director on Thursday as Republicans work to approve officials to the top posts in his administration amid delays by Democrats.

The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed President Donald Trump’s choice of John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, but Democrats continued to draw out

The Senate voted 74 to 25 to confirm John Ratcliffe, President Trump’s former intelligence director, as director of the C.I.A.

Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, the second-ranking Republican in the Senate, on Wednesday called Democrat efforts to hold up Trumps Cabinet picks

The US Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as director of the CIA on Thursday. Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during President Trump's first term

The former Texas lawmaker and prosecutor was Trump's national intelligence director in his first term. He vowed to reject White House political pressure

Senate Majority Leader John Thune had called out Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy for delaying the vote on a “key national security position.”

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director , President Donald Trump ’s nominee to lead America’s premier spy agency and his second nominee to win Senate approval.

FILE - Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe waits to board Marine One with President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Dec. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick ...

Washington — The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director on Thursday as Republicans work to approve officials to the top posts in President Trump’s administration amid delays by Democrats.

Here's a look at how U.S. senators from West Virginia voted over the previous week. SENATE VOTES: Senate Vote 1: DEPORTABLE CRIMINAL OFFENSES: The Senate has approved an amendment sponsored by Sen. Joni Ernst,

Here is how our House members and New York’s two senators voted on select issues during the legislative week ending Jan. 24, as reported by Targeted News Service. Click here for previous votes. Michael Lawler (R),