In US, the Senate has voted overwhelmingly to confirm former Republican Senator Dan Coats to be President Donald Trump's Director of National Intelligence and approve Army Lieutenant General HR McMaster as National Security Adviser.<br/><br/>Coats had served as US Ambassador to Germany under former President George W. Bush.<br/><br/>The Senate does not normally approve a President's National Security Adviser, but McMaster's reappointment to his new position had to be considered by the Senate because he is an active-duty military officer.