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John Lee Ratcliffe [1] (born October 20, 1965) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the ninth director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since 2025. He previously served as the sixth director of national intelligence from 2020 to 2021 and served in the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2020.
John Ratcliffe was confirmed to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on Thursday, making him the second of President Donald Trump's cabinet picks to secure their position.
John Ratcliffe Confirmed As Next Cia Director The agency has maintained for years it did not have enough intelligence to conclude whether COVID-19 originated in a lab or a wet market in Wuhan, China.
John Ratcliffe speaks during a Senate Intelligence committee hearing on his nomination to be the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 in Washington, DC.
The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member; Trump won't ban immigration arrests at churches. Now clergy are weighing how to resist; Senate confirms John Ratcliffe as CIA director; A federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship
The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency in overwhelming bipartisan fashion, making him the second member of President Trump’s national security ...
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 Texas Republican is a former federal prosecutor who emerged as a fierce Trump defender while serving as a congressman during Trump’s first impeachment.
A CIA spokesperson said in a statement the moves were meant to align the agency with the goals of new CIA Director John Ratcliffe. The agency does not disclose its budget or the number of people ...