Senate Committee Expected to Approve Haspel to Lead CIA

The Senate Intelligence Committee is expected to vote Wednesday to approve the nomination of Gina Haspel to be the next head of the Central Intelligence Agency. Her nomination would then go to the full Senate, likely next week, for final confirmation.  Republicans hold a slim majority in the Senate, but five Democrats have already said they will vote in favor of Haspel becoming the first woman to lead the CIA. Haspel wrote in a letter Monday to Sen. Mark Warner, the top...

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