The Senate has confirmed former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe to head the CIA Thursday. The vote was 74-25. Ratcliffe was a former Heath mayor and 4th District Congressman of Texas. He also served as U.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate confirmed former Texas Congressman John Ratcliffe to serve as the next director of the CIA on Thursday.

The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence, as head of the CIA on Thursday by a 74-25 vote. In November, then-President-elect Donald Trump announced his selection of Ratcliffe as the next director of the intelligence agency.

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