John Ratcliffe

ReportingJul 2, 2020Read →

US Intelligence to Brief Congressional Leaders on Russia Bounty Report

U.S. congressional leaders will seek more information from top intelligence officials Thursday on reported Russian payments to Taliban militants to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan. The directors of U.S…

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StoryJun 29, 2020Read →

McEnany Says Trump Has Not Been Briefed on Reports of Russian Bounties

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is sharing that President Donald Trump has not been briefed on reports that a Russian spy unit offered bounties on American and British soldiers, as of Monday afternoon…

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StoryJun 29, 2020Read →

Pelosi Asks for Congressional Briefing on Reports of Russian Bounties on US Soldiers

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and CIA Director Gina Haspel this week, asking for a Congressional briefing on reports that the Russians placed…

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StoryMay 21, 2020Read →

Senate Confirms Trump’s Intel Chief John Ratcliffe on Party-Line Vote

In a party-line vote, the Senate confirmed Congressman John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) to the director of national intelligence role. Thursday’s 49-44 vote was the closest that has ever been held on the position. President…

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ReportingMay 19, 2020Read →

US Senate Panel Backs Trump Nominee Ratcliffe to Be Top US Spy

The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee voted along party lines on Tuesday to back President Donald Trump’s nomination of Republican Representative John Ratcliffe to be director of national intelligence. The committee…

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StoryMay 5, 2020Read →

Trump’s Spy Chief Nominee Dodges Question About Whether Russians Favored Trump in 2016

President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the director of national intelligence (DNI), Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas), says he has not seen evidence to support the Senate Intelligence Committee’s conclusion that Russian…

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StoryFeb 29, 2020Read →

Pelosi Rips Trump for Nominating Ratcliffe Again for Intel Chief

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is criticizing President Donald Trump’s nomination of Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) for director of national intelligence. On Friday, Pelosi responded to the nomination, writing in…

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ReportingFeb 29, 2020Read →

Trump Again Nominates Congressman Ratcliffe as His Intelligence Director

President Donald Trump said on Friday he again was tapping Republican Representative John Ratcliffe to be the nation’s top spy, a loyalist whose first nomination he dropped last year amid questions about a lack of…

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