Former Congressman John Ratcliffe is the nation's new CIA director after the Senate voted 74-25 in favor of his confirmation on Thursday.

President Donald Trump has signed an order to declassify government records relating to the assassination of JFK Jr., Follow Newsweek's live blog for updates.

Security was also pulled for former Iran envoy Brian Hook and, earlier, for former national security adviser John Bolton. Read more at straitstimes.com.

President Trump's return to the White House brought an unprecedented wave of executive orders and policy changes, ...

It is in the national interest to finally release all records related to these assassinations without delay,’ the order states.

The US Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe with overwhelming bipartisan support as director of the CIA, filling a key post in President Donald Trump's national security team.

Ex-CIA head John Brennan discussed President Donald Trump removing his security clearance for his involvement in the Hunter Biden laptop letter on MSNBC.

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

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

Ratcliffe, Trump’s former director of national intelligence, sought to reassure senators that he would remain apolitical in his role as CIA director.

A majority of the U.S. Senate on Thursday backed President Donald Trump's nominee John Ratcliffe, a former House of Representatives member who served as Director of National Intelligence during ...