The U.S. Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as the new director of the CIA. Read about his priorities for the agency.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.

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Republicans hoping to thwart Beijing’s influence in Latin America urge the Panamanian government to cut ties with Chinese ...

Every Senate Democrat followed suit ... Rubio was born in Miami in 1971 to parents who left Cuba for the United States in 1956, shortly before Fidel Castro took power in the island’s communist ...

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