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CIA, John Ratcliffe and Senate

Senate Overwhelmingly Confirms John Ratcliffe To Lead CIA Despite Dem Holdouts

The Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to be Trump's CIA director

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director, approving the second high-level appointment for the new Trump administration.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 2d

Senate confirms Trump CIA director John Ratcliffe as GOP speeds up national security picks

Ratcliffe faced a brief delay to his nomination from Democrats questioning his independence from President Donald Trump.

COVID-19, CIA

The Associated Press on MSN · 20m

The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding

The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic most likely originated from a laboratory.

POLITICO on MSN · 8h

CIA now says Covid-19 is more likely to have originated from a lab leak

The Central Intelligence Agency said Saturday that it’s more likely a lab leak caused the Covid-19 pandemic than an infected animal that spread the virus to people, changing the agency’s yearslong stance that it couldn’t conclude with certainty where the pandemic started.

U.S. News & World Report · 11h

CIA Now Says COVID-19 'More Likely' to Have Come From Lab

Says COVID-19 'More Likely' to Have Come From Lab By Erin Banco NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Central Intelligence Agency has assessed that the COVID-19 pandemic is "more likely" to have emerged from a lab rather than from nature,

The Economist3d

Senate to vote on new CIA boss

The Economist is following Donald Trump’s progress during his first 100 days in office. Keep up to date with our Trump ...

2don MSN

John Ratcliffe confirmed by the Senate to become Trump’s CIA director

Ratcliffe, 59, is the first person to have served as both director of national intelligence and chief of the CIA.

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PA's 107 county/local fairs fuel economies, generating over $1B annually

At the recent 2025 PA State Association of County Fairs Convention, Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding announced the ...

Hegseth is quickly sworn in as defense secretary after dramatic Senate vote

Hegseth thanked Vance for his tiebreaking vote and joked that his children were happy their father “won in overtime.” ...

7hOpinion

Editorial: Senate should give Trump the team he wants

Senators have had two-and-a-half months to consider Trump’s nominees. Confirmation is part of their constitutional duty.

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