CIA, Trump and Ratcliffe

US Senate vote on Trump's CIA nominee Ratcliffe expected Tuesday
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Senate to vote on new CIA boss
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.
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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. Supreme Court Justice John Roberts. Trump wasted no time issuing executive orders,
White House sidelines staffers detailed to National Security Council, aligning team to Trump agenda
President Donald Trump’s national security adviser is directing roughly 160 career government employees on temporary duty at the White House National Security Council to work from home for the time-being.
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 agency’s work or impose political litmus tests on employees.
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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.
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 the assassinations of John F.
White House reshapes National Security Council staff to align with Trump agenda
The White House has begun restructuring the National Security Council under President Donald Trump’s leadership. National Security Adviser Mike Waltz has reassigned 160 detailees to their home agencies,
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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 preparing for a weekslong slog as Democrats force Republicans to work through procedural obstacles to fill out the new president’s Cabinet.
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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 ...
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Democrats block Ratcliffe's CIA director confirmation hearing, Thune vows to hold weekend votes
"As I’ve repeatedly said, Senate Republicans are ready to work as long as needed to confirm President Trump’s nominees. Nights. Weekends. Recesses," Thune wrote on the social media platform, X.
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 Biden’s actions, begun his immigration crackdown, withdrawn the U.S. from the Paris climate accords and sought to keep TikTok open in the U.
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Trump heads back to the White House and he’s taking these Texans with him
Texans have been tapped to run the CIA, the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Agriculture.