6 days ago · John Ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence during President Trump's first term, has been confirmed by the Senate to lead the CIA — the first person to have held both jobs.

6 days ago · The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency in overwhelming bipartisan fashion, making him the second member of President Trump’s national security ...

6 days ago · The Senate voted 74 to 25 to confirm John Ratcliffe, President Trump’s former intelligence director, as director of the C.I.A. Needed for confirmation Needed for confirmation Note: Confirmation ...

6 days ago · Ratcliffe said that if confirmed, he would push the CIA to do more to harness technologies such as AI and quantum computing while expanding use of human intelligence collection.

4 days ago · CARBONDALE — Former Carbondale Terrier John Ratcliff was confirmed as CIA director Thursday, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead America’s premier spy agency and the second nominee...

Jan 23, 2025 · The US Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe with overwhelming bipartisan support as director of the CIA, filling a key post in President Donald Trump's national security team.

6 days ago · The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed President Donald Trump’s choice of John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, but Democrats continued to draw out Trump’s nominations of Pete Hegseth to run the Pentagon and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem to head up the Department of Homeland Security.

Jan 23, 2025 · The Senate advanced John Ratcliffe’s nomination for Central Intelligence Agency director in a key test vote, effectively guaranteeing he will be confirmed in a final vote later Thursday.

Nov 13, 2024 · Ratcliffe was elected to Congress in 2014, but his visibility rose in 2019 as an ardent defender of Trump during the House’s first impeachment proceedings against him. He was a member of Trump’s impeachment advisory team and strenuously questioned witnesses during the impeachment hearings.

Nov 13, 2024 · On the heels of the announcement that Donald Trump plans to hand the role of Homeland Security lead over to South Dakota Governor and family dog annihilator Kristi Noem, he dropped another...