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.

John Ratcliffe, who served as director of national intelligence during Trump’s first term, is Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA on his vision for America’s premier spy agency He is a former

The former Texas congressman said he wanted to the CIA to bring back the recruiting ideal of ‘a Ph.D. who could win a bar fight.’

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 ...

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill will question President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA on his vision for America's premier spy agency

John Ratcliffe, Donald Trump's pick for director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), believes that Russia's war against Ukraine puts the United States at risk of entering into a conflict with a "nuclear power".

FILE - Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe waits ... If approved, Ratcliffe will succeed outgoing CIA Director William Burns. Trump first tapped Ratcliffe to serve as director of ...

The spy agency is trying to give its teams better tools and make it easier for the private sector to develop technology for their secretive work.

While the United States tries to spy on one of the hardest targets, Burns has also tried to reopen a dialogue with Beijing, including via his counterpart, Chen Yixin, the security minister. (The head of the China Mission Center, a career CIA officer fluent in Mandarin, accompanied Burns on one of his trips to Beijing.)

John Ratcliffe, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, has worked for AI companies, defense contractors, and private equity since time in government.

Jeff Bezos blocked an editorial in the Washington Post last year that endorsed Kamala Harris’s run for the presidency, and his senior editors blocked a

Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, survived an at times contentious hearing while declining to say if Joe Biden won the 2020 vote.