May 05 Intel chief nominee Ratcliffe says he won't be swayed by politics By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press A Senate panel is considering Texas Rep. John Ratcliffe's nomination for director of national intelligence, holding the in-person hearing amid President Donald Trump's shakeup of the intelligence community and under drastic new distancing rules to protect Capitol Hill from the… Continue reading
Feb 28 Trump again picks Rep. John Ratcliffe to be nation's top intelligence official By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Trump earlier nominated the two-term Republican congressman from Texas to be the next director of national intelligence. But in early August, Trump abruptly withdrew his name amid growing questions about Ratcliffe's qualifications for the job. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 4:49 With Ratcliffe withdrawal, yet another Trump nominee drops out Another presidential nominee for a high-ranking administration role has dropped out. Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, withdrew from consideration for director of national intelligence after opponents criticized his level of experience and the way he represented his legacy as a federal… Continue watching
Aug 02 Trump's pick John Ratcliffe withdrawing from national intelligence director consideration By Associated Press In a tweet Friday, President Donald Trump said Republican Rep. John Ratcliffe of Texas had decided to stay in Congress. Questions about Ratcliffe's experience have dogged him since Trump announced his candidacy five days ago. Continue reading
Jul 29 Trump's pick for U.S. intelligence chief has less national security experience than predecessors By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Rep. John Ratcliffe's dearth of relevant experience — a departure from the decades of intelligence and foreign policy bona fides of past position holders — may especially matter at a time when current and former government officials expect Russia to… Continue reading
Jul 28 Trump says director of national intelligence is resigning By Zeke Miller, Eric Tucker, Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Dan Coats, director of national intelligence, will leave his job next month, President Trump announced Sunday, after a turbulent two years in which Coats and the president were often at odds over Russian interference in the 2016 election. Continue reading