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

By David Sivak
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The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as the next director of the CIA on Thursday as Republicans prepare for weekend votes on two more national security picks.

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

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