US Senator Ted Cruz Holds Up CIA Nomination To Force Biden To Stop Nord Stream 2

(RFE/RL) -- U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (Republican-Texas) says he is holding up the confirmation of the next Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) chief in order to pressure President Joe Biden to stop Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline.

"I'll release my hold when the Biden admin meets its legal obligation to report and sanction the ships...