CIA Director John Ratcliffe, a former Texas congressman, confirmed on Tuesday that he was in a group chat about the military’s plan to bomb Yemen that mistakenly included a journalist, but ...

Former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe told senators on Wednesday that if confirmed to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, officers should "find a new line of work" if they're not committed to ...

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President-elect Donald Trump plans to nominate former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Trump-Vance transition team announced Tuesday. “John ...

CIA Director John Ratcliffe said the agency has “no assessment” that the U.S. is at war with Venezuela, a comment that comes as President Trump has invoked war powers to deport migrants from ...

Former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, vowed to make the agency more muscular while keeping its work apolitical during his nomination ...