The Senate advanced John Ratcliffe’s nomination for Central Intelligence Agency director in a key test vote, effectively guaranteeing he will be confirmed in a final vote later Thursday.

The U.S. Senate took a step forward in confirming former Representative John Ratcliffe as CIA director. Ratcliffe, who previously served as director of national intelligence under President Donald ...

In a big win for the surveillance state, Trump is attacking one of the government's only internal oversight agencies.

Meanwhile, Trump’s pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth will face a test vote in the Senate that may indicate whether fresh allegations about this personal conduct that surfaced this week are ...

The United States is building a $1 billion embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, which will be the second largest in the world, after Iraq’s. Questions are already being raised about the embassy. Why spend $1 ...

The Senate is poised to confirm John Ratcliffe as CIA director on Thursday as Republicans work to approve officials to the top posts in his administration amid delays by Democrats.

The tactics are reminiscent of the ones taken the first time Trump entered the White House. At the time, Democrats homed in ...

According to Netflix, “The Night Agent” was the streamer’s most-watched title in the first half of 2023, the year it premiered. I liked it well enough for its no-fuss, meat-and-potatoes quality, about ...