John Ratcliffe, who served as director of national intelligence during Trump’s first term, told lawmakers that if confirmed, he would push the agency to do more to harness technologies like ...

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead America's premier spy agency and his second nominee to win Senate approval. Ratcliffe was ...

The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director on Thursday as Republicans work to approve officials to the top posts in ...

Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/John McDonnell) “Is it perfect? No,” Ratcliffe said. “It is critical, it is indispensable.” A former federal prosecutor, Ratcliffe also served in Congress ...

Jan. 15, 2025. Credit: AP/John McDonnell Ratcliffe told lawmakers that he supports the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, a government spying program that allows authorities to collect without ...