Former Rep. Mike Pompeo (R-Kan.) has been confirmed as director of the CIA by the U.S. Senate. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Mike Pompeo was confirmed as CIA director by the Senate on Monday, putting the conservative Kansas congressman in charge of an agency that is bracing for its most contentious relationship with the White House in decades. As CIA director, Pompeo will be responsible for managing a global spying network at a time of escalating security problems, including renewed aggression from Russia, the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and the splintering terror threat posed by the Islamic State. and making the CIA’s voice heard at the Trump White House,” Morell said. But Pompeo has spent the post-election period seeking to reassure CIA officials and members of Congress that he is prepared to put aside that partisan persona and be an honest broker as director of the CIA.

Source: Washington Post January 24, 2017 00:18 UTC