CIA director pick Ratcliffe vows to bring renewed focus to intelligence gathering
Trump's pick to be CIA director promised in his confirmation hearing to hone in on setting strong intelligence collection priorities and "demanding relentless execution."
CIA director nominee vows to increase focus on China and emerging technologies
John Ratcliffe would be one of the few national security officials from the first Trump administration to join the second
Former Texas congressman vows to keep politics out of CIA as director
Former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, vowed to make the agency more muscular while keeping its work apolitical during his nomination hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.
Ratcliffe pledges to keep politics out if confirmed as CIA Director
The former Texas congressmember fielded an array of questions from Democrats and Republicans about his ability to remain independent of Trump.
John Ratcliffe, Trump’s CIA pick, pledges not to politicize spy agency
Trump’s nominee for CIA director vowed a more muscular approach to stealing adversaries’ secrets and pledged not to politicize spy agency.
CIA director nominee John Ratcliffe’s confirmation hearing: What to know, how to watch.
Trump's former director of National Intelligence, John Ratcliffe, is set to have his confirmation hearing as Trump's pick for director of the CIA on Wednesday.
Trump’s pick for CIA chief pledges not to let politics skew intelligence findings
John Ratcliffe, Trump’s choice for CIA director, promised senators he would not inject partisan politics into the spy agency’s work or impose political litmus tests on employees.
Trump CIA pick Ratcliffe faces Senate questions on politicized intelligence
President-elect Donald Trump's pick for CIA director, John Ratcliffe, on Wednesday vowed not to fire or force out employees for their political views or their opinions about the incoming U.S. leader,
John Ratcliffe, Trump's CIA pick, warns officers to 'find a new line of work' if not committed
The former Texas congressman said the CIA needed to return to its core missions following criticism from Donald Trump the agency was politically biased.
Trump’s Pick to Lead National Intelligence Couldn’t Say What the Job Actually Is
Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence couldn’t clearly say what the director of national intelligence ...
Watch: John Ratcliffe CIA Director confirmation hearing
Trump first tapped Ratcliffe to serve as director of national intelligence in 2019, but he quickly withdrew from ...
Sen. Mark Kelly not impressed with Tulsi Gabbard, Trump's intelligence director pick
Sen. Mark Kelly reiterated on Sunday his continuing concern about the judgment of Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump ...
Huge challenges await the next director of national intelligence
The DNI must preserve the intelligence community’s independence and ensure its insights are valued, even under immense ...
U.S. Spy Chief Took on Role of Negotiator in Gaza War
As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back ...
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Trump’s Threat to U.S. Intelligence
On January 21, 2017, the day after his inauguration, U.S. President Donald Trump visited Central Intelligence Agency ...
Overhaul national intelligence without Tulsi Gabbard at the helm
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated a remarkably unqualified person, Tulsi Gabbard, to be the director of National ...
The Senate should confirm Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence
The Senate Intelligence Committee will begin hearings soon after the new Congress takes its seats on Jan. 3. The attacks on ...
How the CIA Director Helps the US Navigate a World of Spies, Threats and Geopolitical Turbulence
Exploring the important and evolving role of the CIA director in navigating global threats and geopolitical challenges.
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A portrait of the Trump administration: white, young, ultra-rich men from Florida
The new president’s cabinet — one of the least diverse in recent decades — has the highest concentration of billionaires ever ...