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.

(WASHINGTON) — 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.

As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back into his old life.

John Ratcliffe ... the information might not be accurate. If approved, Ratcliffe will succeed outgoing CIA Director William Burns. Originally Published: January 15, 2025 at 7:06 AM PST

John Ratcliffe ... the changes could make the country less safe. If approved, Ratcliffe would succeed outgoing CIA Director William Burns. Ratcliffe would be the first person to serve as both ...

John Ratcliffe ... Senate as soon as Inauguration Day on Monday. If approved, Ratcliffe will succeed outgoing CIA Director William Burns. Trump first tapped Ratcliffe to serve as director of ...

John Ratcliffe ... the changes could make the country less safe. If approved, Ratcliffe would succeed outgoing CIA Director William Burns. Ratcliffe would be the first person to serve as both ...

Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Donald Trump's first term and is the first person to have held that position and the top post at the CIA.

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 presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate ...

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The Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

William Burns, CIA director for the past four years ... In his confirmation hearing, John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the CIA, said the agency had “struggled ...