Newly confirmed CIA director John Ratcliffe previewed what the agency will look like going forward under his leadership, including preventing it from becoming partisan toward specific candidates.

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

The former Texas lawmaker and prosecutor was Trump's national intelligence director in his first term. He vowed to reject White House political pressure

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 ...

John Ratcliffe previously served as the Director of National Intelligence, confirmed as the Director of the CIA to serve in US President Donald Trump's administration.

though President Joe Biden elevated the position to Cabinet level under Ratcliffe’s predecessor, William Burns, and Trump’s White House lists Ratcliffe as a Cabinet member. Trump and other ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director ... and Trump’s White House lists Ratcliffe as a Cabinet member. Trump and other Republicans have criticized ...

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John Ratcliffe was sworn in as the 25th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency according to a press release on January 23, 2025. Vice President JD Vance administered the official oath of office in a ceremony at the White House. Director Ratcliffe is ...

The new assessment came after John Ratcliffe was confirmed Thursday as the CIA director under the second White House administration of Donald Trump.

John Ratcliffe has been confirmed to lead the ... Confirming the news, the White House shared a post on X and wrote, "@JohnRatcliffe 's confirmation as Director of the CIA marks a significant ...

John Ratcliffe, the new director of the C.I.A ... intelligence early in his administration after officials told the White House they had still-unexamined evidence. Mr. Ratcliffe has raised ...