John Ratcliffe, who served as director of national intelligence during Trump’s first term, told lawmakers that if confirmed, he would push the agency to do more to harness technologies like ...

John Ratcliffe took a step ... Mark Warner (D-Va.), the panel’s vice chairman, who is considered an influential figure in Ratcliffe’s confirmation push. Sen. Angus King (I-Maine), another ...

The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as the next director of the CIA on Thursday as Republicans prepare for weekend votes on two more national security picks. Ratcliffe faced a brief delay to his ...

John Ratcliffe ... CIA’s leader be apolitical,” Ratcliffe told the committee’s chairman, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). Pressed by Sen. Mark R. Warner (Va.), the panel’s top Democrat, on ...

Tom Cotton, R-Ark., right, with Vice Chairman Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., speak with John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency ...