He has offered a vision for a more aggressive spy agency, and his focus on the threat from China is widely shared by Republican and Democratic lawmakers.

The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead America's premier spy agency and his second nominee to win Senate approval.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.

As C.I.A. director, William J. Burns was deeply focused on China and Russia when the Middle East conflict plunged him back into his old life.

The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, making him President Trump's second cabinet member. Ratcliffe plans to enhance the CIA's use of technology to counter threats like Russia and China while safeguarding civil rights.

John Ratcliffe ... the changes could make the country less safe. If approved, Ratcliffe would succeed outgoing CIA Director William Burns. Ratcliffe would be the first person to serve as both ...

Video above: John Ratcliffe says 'we face ... make the country less safe. If approved, Ratcliffe would succeed outgoing CIA Director William Burns. Ratcliffe would be the first person to serve ...

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe as his nominee for director of the Central Intelligence Agency on November 12, 2024. This presidential appointment requires Senate confirmation. The Senate ...

William Burns, CIA director for the past four years ... In his confirmation hearing, John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the CIA, said the agency had “struggled ...

FILE - Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe waits ... If approved, Ratcliffe would succeed outgoing CIA Director William Burns. Ratcliffe would be the first person to serve as both ...

John Ratcliffe ... for their supposed political views. Ratcliffe also said he would continue the “good work” of the current director William Burns, under whose leadership the CIA created ...

For the chief of an intelligence agency, it’s extraordinary. William J. Burns: The blob meets the heartland Burns has brought an unusual synthesis of diplomacy and spycraft to the role of CIA chief.

• Donald Trump has been sworn in by Chief Justice John Roberts as the 47th president of the United States, marking a political comeback after being convicted of felonies. • In his inauguration ...