Mr Trump has offered fierce ally Elise Stefanik the job as US ambassador to the UN. The Republican ... Former director of national intelligence John Ratcliffe has been picked by Mr Trump to ...

He has offered a vision for a more aggressive spy agency, and his focus on the threat from China is widely shared by Republican and Democratic lawmakers.

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

John Ratcliffe took a step closer to being confirmed to lead the CIA on Monday as the Senate Intelligence Committee advanced his nomination. The panel advanced his nomination 14 to 3 shortly after ...

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

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 ...

FILE - Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe waits to board Marine One with President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Dec. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA, has told members of the Senate that the nation's premier spy agency can do better. Ratcliffe served as ...

Earlier Monday, Pete Hegseth and John Ratcliffe, Trump’s picks to lead the Pentagon and the Central Intelligence Agency, respectively, also mustered approval from the Senate committees overseein ...