The U.S. Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as the new director of the CIA. Read about his priorities for the agency.

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.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet. Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Trump’s ...

We’re quickly approaching the fourth weekend of 2025. And the Senate is already running behind. This could trigger weekend Senate sessions as Senate Republicans try to accelerate the process on some ...

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. Democrats raised ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that aims to ease regulation on cryptocurrency, seeking to ...

President Trump is expected to attend an inaugural prayer service at Washington National Cathedral, meet with Republican ...

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe as his nominee for director of the Central Intelligence Agency on November 12, 2024. This ...

Trump’s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that ...

The executive order targets the clearances of 50 people in all, including the 49 surviving signatories of the letter.

Trump’s administration is directing that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave, and that ...