John Ratcliffe promises to prioritize China threat as CIA director
Ratcliffe, a former director of national intelligence during Trump’s first administration, is expected to be confirmed to run the Central Intelligence Agency.
John Ratcliffe, Trump’s CIA pick, tells senators the agency is ‘not where we’re supposed to be’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA told senators during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that the nation’s premier spy agency must do a better job of staying ahead of global threats posed by Russia, China and other adversaries.
John Ratcliffe, Trump’s CIA pick, tells senators he views China as greatest geopolitical threat
John Ratcliffe, Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA, told members of the Senate that loyalty to Trump would not conflict with duties to follow intelligence leads.
Trump CIA Pick Ratcliffe to Face Senate Questions on Politicized Intelligence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate intelligence committee holds a confirmation hearing on Wednesday for President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be CIA director, John Ratcliffe, a former Republican lawmaker who was accused of using intelligence for political ends as the nation’s top spy during the incoming U.S. leader’s first term.
Trump loyalist John Ratcliffe sails through CIA director confirmation hearing
Republicans and Democrats praised the former lawmaker and intelligence official, who vowed not to use political loyalty tests at the CIA.
John Ratcliffe, tapped by Trump to lead the CIA, will face questioning in the Senate
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will question President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA on his vision for America’s premier spy agency
John Ratcliffe testifies in confirmation hearing for CIA director
The former Texas congressman previously led the nation's spy agencies as director of national intelligence in the last months of the first Trump administration.
Trump CIA pick Ratcliffe faces Senate questions on politicized intelligence
The Senate intelligence committee opened a confirmation hearing on Wednesday for President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be ...
How the CIA director helps the US navigate a world of spies, threats and geopolitical turbulence
Today, the United States is navigating an increasingly unsettled world. The positions advising the president on national ...
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‘The CIA Must Get Involved, NOW’: Trump Urges Agency To Take Action Amid ‘Virtually Nonexistent Leadership’
President-elect Donald Trump urged the CIA to "get involved, NOW, before it is too late," after blasting Biden's "virtually nonexistent leadership." ...
Trump needs to understand the intelligence community to reform it
Donald Trump needs to better understand the intelligence community if he is to have a hope of successfully reforming it.
PHOTO COLLECTION: Trump Cabinet Ratcliffe
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The New Administration Meets the Intelligence Community: What Should We Expect?
He served as both Acting Director and Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. McLaughlin served as a U.S. Army Officer in the 1960s, with service in Vietnam. OPINION — I’ve been ...
Good intelligence will be vital in charting the way forward in Syria
With the shocking collapse of Bashar Assad’s dictatorship in Syria, the U.S. intelligence community is once again on the hook ...
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Transcript: NPR's full conversation with CIA Director William Burns
In a wide-ranging exit interview, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns about the ...