director of national intelligence

John Ratcliffe becomes CIA Director

How Every Senator Voted to Confirm John Ratcliffe as C.I.A. Director

The Senate voted 74 to 25 to confirm John Ratcliffe, President Trump’s former intelligence director, as director of the C.I.A.

NBC News · 2d

Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to be Trump's CIA director

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director, approving the second high-level appointment for the new Trump administration.

Reuters · 2d

US Senate confirms Trump nominee Ratcliffe as CIA director

A majority of the U.S. Senate on Thursday backed President Donald Trump's nominee John Ratcliffe, a former House of Representatives member who served as Director of National Intelligence during Trump's first term,

CIA Believes COVID Likely Originated From a Lab

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CIA now favors lab-leak theory, as critics of covid response take power

New CIA Director John Ratcliffe ordered the covid origins analysis declassified, which a spokesperson described as a “low-confidence” assessment.

POLITICO on MSN · 7h

CIA now says Covid-19 is more likely to have originated from a lab leak

The Central Intelligence Agency said Saturday that it’s more likely a lab leak caused the Covid-19 pandemic than an infected animal that spread the virus to people, changing the agency’s yearslong stance that it couldn’t conclude with certainty where the pandemic started.

U.S. News & World Report · 9h

CIA Believes COVID Likely Originated From a Lab, but Agency Has Low Confidence in Its Own Finding

The CIA now believes the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic likely originated from a laboratory, according to an assessment released Saturday that points the finger at China even while acknowledging that the spy agency has “low confidence” in its own conclusion.

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How a director of national intelligence helps a president stay on top of threats from around the world

In all the arguments over whether President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for director of national intelligence is fit for the ...

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Trump’s Pick to Lead National Intelligence Couldn’t Say What the Job Actually Is

Donald Trump’s pick for director of national intelligence couldn’t clearly say what the director of national intelligence ...

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John Ratcliffe confirmed as next CIA director, becomes second Trump nominee to gain congressional approval

John Ratcliffe was confirmed to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Thursday, making him the second of President Donald Trump's cabinet picks to secure their position.

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Trump’s Threat to U.S. Intelligence

On January 21, 2017, the day after his inauguration, U.S. President Donald Trump visited Central Intelligence Agency ...

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National Politics

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.