CIA, Trump

US Senate vote on Trump's CIA nominee Ratcliffe expected Tuesday
The U.S. Senate is expected to hold a confirmation vote on Tuesday on John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump's nominee for CIA Director, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.
Senate to vote on new CIA boss
The Economist is following Donald Trump’s progress during his first 100 days in office. Keep up to date with our Trump tracker. And sign up here to receive “The US in brief” as a newsletter, each weekday, in your inbox.
Trump's CIA pick is expected to sail through confirmation. That wasn't always the case.
Although John Ratcliffe isn't expected to face major difficulties being confirmed, there’s still concern about his place at the top of the CIA.
Trump CIA pick Ratcliffe faces Senate questions on politicized intelligence
The Senate intelligence committee opened a confirmation hearing on Wednesday for President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be CIA director, John Ratcliffe, a former Republican lawmaker who was accused of using intelligence for political ends as the nation’s top spy during the incoming U.
Trump CIA Pick John Ratcliffe: 'We're Not Where We're Supposed to Be'
Ratcliffe identified China as the U.S.'s greatest geopolitical rival as he testified before the Senate on Wednesday.
Senate panel OKs John Ratcliffe as Trump's CIA director
The Senate Intelligence Committee swiftly approved John Ratcliffe to head the Central Intelligence Agency, shortly after President Trump was sworn in for a second term Monday. Why it matters: A Trump loyalist,

Trump, National Security Council and White House

Alternet on MSN1d
Ex-CIA chief warns Trump’s 'careless' and 'chaotic' decisions could spark 'another world war'
President Donald Trump's second term officially got underway on Monday, January 20 when he was sworn into office by U.S.
Trump’s pick for CIA chief pledges not to let politics skew intelligence findings
John Ratcliffe, Trump’s choice for CIA director, promised senators he would not inject partisan politics into the spy ...
Trump revokes security clearances of former intelligence officials
Trump took the action after the former officials said in 2020 that leaks from Hunter Biden laptop could be "a Russian information operation." ...
Donald Trump Promises To Quickly Release JFK, RFK, MLK Assassination Files
President Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he would be releasing long-sought classified documents pertaining to ...
E&E8h
Democrats begin slowing down Trump nominees
With President Donald Trump’s nominees slowly emerging from Senate committees, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are ...
USA Today6d
Trump loyalist John Ratcliffe sails through CIA director confirmation hearing
WASHINGTON − John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, said he plans widespread reforms at the nation’s premiere spy agency at his nomination hearing Wednesday ...
Trump signed slew of executive orders on Day 1. What are his priorities?
President Donald Trump has signed a flurry of executive actions on Day 1. He has repealed dozens of former President Joe ...
AI Mind Reading, Self-Flying Drones: Trump’s CIA Nominee Discloses Clients
John Ratcliffe, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, has worked for AI companies, defense contractors, and private equity since time in government.