6 days ago · John 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 nation's premier spy agency. ... North Korea and drug cartels, hacking gangs and terrorist organizations also pose challenges to national security. He supports the Foreign ...

Jan 16, 2025 · John Ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence (DNI), made the remarks during his confirmation hearing at the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, pointing to a series of security challenges, including those from China and Iran.

East, and Iran is closer to nuclear breakout than ever before. North Korea remains a destabilizing force. Increasing coordination among America’s rivals and adversaries threatens to compound the threats they each pose individually. And numerous terrorist groups and other non-state actors ó some of which have even crossed our Southern border

6 days ago · During a recent Senate confirmation hearing, Ratcliffe assessed that North Korea remains a "destabilizing" force, as he stressed America faces what may be the "most challenging" national security environment in its history. He previously served as the sixth DNI in 2020-2021.

John Ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence (DNI), made the remarks during his confirmation hearing at the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, pointing to a series of security...

6 days ago · Ratcliffe has said he views China as America’s greatest geopolitical rival, and that Russia, Iran, North Korea and drug cartels, hacking gangs and terrorist organizations also pose challenges to ...

6 days ago · Ratcliffe has said he views China as America's greatest geopolitical rival, and that Russia, Iran, North Korea and drug cartels, hacking gangs and terrorist organizations also pose challenges...

Jan 15, 2025 · Ratcliffe said he views China as America's greatest geopolitical rival, with Russia, Iran, North Korea and drug cartels, hacking gangs and terrorist organizations also posing challenges to...

Nov 13, 2024 · Trump announced Tuesday that he is nominating John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA. A former Republican congressman from Texas, Ratcliffe served as director of national intelligence for the final months of Trump’s first term, leading the U.S. government’s spy agencies during the coronavirus pandemic.

Nov 13, 2024 · On social media, Trump revealed that he has selected Mike Waltz as his prospective national security advisor, John Ratcliffe as Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director and Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense. Media reports also indicate Marco Rubio is likely to be named secretary of state.