puerto rico has sworn in a new governor. cnn's leyla santiago has more pedro pierluisi is replacing for us from san juan. ricardo rossello, who stepped >> reporter: protests are down after weeks of protests continuing here in old san juan against him. but it's not clear if pierluisi as that forteleza, the can take over. the senate has not discussed his governor's mansion here in puerto rico says that pedro nominati nomination. republican congressman john ratcliffe is no longer the pierluigi will step down. president's choice to become a lot of people here are saying director of national they're not happy with that intelligence. ratcliffe brew wroou from selection, and more so they're consideration after doubt cast on the truthfulness of his questioning the constitutionality of that resume. it became clear to the white decision. why is that? house in recent days that rat they say pierluisi was confirmed life's senate confirmation would by the house, but he was not be an uphill battle. confirmed by the senate in his the trump administration has appointment as secretary of officially pulled out of the state. the next in line should the landmark arms treaty some 30 governor resign. years after it was signed and the senate here says they dueling protests. between the u.s. and the soviet won't even consider the issue union. the inf agreement helped end a demonstrators take to the until next week. streets on hong kong, one so it is far from over. global arms race by limiting the and whether these protesters are pushing for democracy, the other dance that ground-based missiles becoming police. a majority of house questioning their constitutionality of this could fly. decision or they're just unhappy the administration says it