Mar 25 WATCH: Warner slams 'careless, incompetent' discussion of Yemen strikes in Trump Cabinet group chat By Kenichi Serino "It's also just mind boggling to me that all these senior folks who are on this line and nobody bothered to even check," Warner said. Continue reading
Jan 23 Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving Trump his 2nd Cabinet member By David Klepper, Associated Press Ratcliffe said that if confirmed, he would push the CIA to do more to harness technologies such as AI and quantum computing while expanding use of human intelligence collection. Democrats raised questions about Ratcliffe’s objectivity and whether his loyalty to… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 5:12 Rubio, Ratcliffe hearings give glimpse into how they would carry out Trump's agenda By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi, Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako, Leila Jackson Some of President-elect Trump's nominees for Cabinet posts were in Senate committees for one of the busiest days of confirmation hearings in U.S. history. Amna Nawaz reports on the hearing for Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio and Trump's CIA… Continue watching
Jan 15 WATCH: John Ratcliffe testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for CIA director By David Klepper, Associated Press Lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday questioned President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA on his vision for America's premier spy agency. Continue reading
Nov 13 Trump picks John Ratcliffe for CIA director. Here's what to know By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump's first term, leading American spy agencies during the coronavirus pandemic and as the U.S. government contended with foreign efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election. Continue reading
Oct 22 Trump and Biden to meet for final debate By Jonathan Lemire, Bill Barrow, Steve Peoples, Associated Press Some of President Donald Trump's advisers are urging him to trade his aggressive demeanor for a lower-key style, hoping Biden will get himself in trouble with verbal gaffes. There were supposed to be three debates, but the second was canceled… Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 3:26 Release of unverified Russian intelligence sparks questions about politicization By Nick Schifrin Recent developments on national intelligence have exacerbated concerns the Trump administration is co-opting government capabilities for its own gain. In one example, mere hours before the first Trump-Biden debate, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe declassified unverified Russian intelligence suggesting… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 5:20 U.S. intelligence ensnared in politics over election security briefings With Election Day just over two months away, Americans will begin casting ballots in a few weeks. The U.S. intelligence community has already warned of multiple attempts by foreign powers to intervene in the November election. But now comes word… Continue watching
Jul 02 Intelligence chiefs brief congressional leaders on Russia bounties By Mary Clare Jalonick, Matthew Daly, Associated Press CIA Director Gina Haspel and Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe are meeting Thursday with the so-called "gang of eight" of top lawmakers on Capitol Hill. Continue reading
May 29 Read the transcripts of Michael Flynn's calls with Russian diplomat By Eric Tucker, Associated Press John Ratcliffe declassified documents that allies of the president say bolster their contention that former national security adviser Michael Flynn was wrongly pursued. Continue reading