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Senate Overwhelmingly Confirms John Ratcliffe To Lead CIA Despite Dem Holdouts
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— Jan 23, 2025
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Thursday despite some Democratic lawmakers voting against the Trump…
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Trump Announces John Ratcliffe As CIA Director Pick
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— Nov 12, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday afternoon that he will tap former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to direct the CIA within his second administration. Since winning the 2024 presidential…
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John Ratcliffe Admits US Had Intelligence Predicting Iran Would Strike U.S. In Middle East If Israel Attacked First
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— Mar 19, 2026
Central Intelligence Agency Director John Ratcliffe suggested that Iran posed an imminent threat to the United States because of a probable impending conflict between Israel and the Islamic Republic during a Thursday…
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DNI John Ratcliffe Says He Wants Biden To ‘Acknowledge’ China as the ‘Greatest National Security Threat’
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— Dec 3, 2020
Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe is urging President-elect Joe Biden to “be honest” about what he says is the greatest national security threat facing the United States. In an interview with Fox News…
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Chinese National Arrested After Poisoning Classmate Engaged In Cutting Edge Cancer Research At US University
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Senate Confirms Trump’s Intel Chief John Ratcliffe on Party-Line Vote
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— May 21, 2020
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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AP Top 25 College Football Teams
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College football fans argue endlessly over which programs deserve the top spots in the AP Poll based on wins, schedule strength, and legacy.
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Trump Again Nominates Congressman Ratcliffe as His Intelligence Director
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— Feb 29, 2020
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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US Senate Panel Backs Trump Nominee Ratcliffe to Be Top US Spy
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— May 19, 2020
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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Pelosi Rips Trump for Nominating Ratcliffe Again for Intel Chief
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— Feb 29, 2020
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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Pelosi, Schiff Demand Director of National Intelligence Resume In-Person Election Briefings
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— Sep 1, 2020
Congressional Democrats are demanding that Director National Intelligence John Ratcliffe reinstate in-person election-related briefings to lawmakers. In a letter to Ratcliffe, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Head Injury From Fight With Drug Lord: Report
Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ head injury over the weekend was the result of a fight with a drug lord, per TMZ. Sources said Combs and a Jamaican drug lord known as “Dudus” had a physical altercation that ended with Diddy sustaining a severe head injury. TMZ reported Combs was taken from the FCI Fort Dix prison in New Jersey around 1 a.m. Saturday to a hospital for treatment. People magazine confirmed he wa
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Ratcliffe's Moscow Trip Warned NATO
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— Aug 25, 2026
CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow for meetings with Russian officials on a U.S. military transport with a stopover in Latvia, marking a high-profile visit not previously seen for a CIA chief. The exact agenda remains unclear, though reporting notes the trip’s potential implications for U.S.-Russia and Ukraine-related discussions during a period of stalled peace talks.
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CIA, NSA Chiefs Opposed Release of Unverified Russia Intelligence To Republican Lawmaker: Sources
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— Oct 1, 2020
The CIA and National Security Agency directors opposed U.S. spy chief John Ratcliffe’s decision to declassify and send to a top Republican lawmaker unverified Russian intelligence that may have been fabricated…
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Most Influential Women in World History
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From ancient queens who ruled empires to modern activists who changed laws, these women left indelible marks on politics, science, and culture. Vote for who you think shaped history most profoundly.
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CIA Director Says Signal Is ‘Permissible’ For Government Use Following Inadvertent Leak Of Planned Attack
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— Mar 25, 2025
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director John Ratcliffe said Tuesday that the use of Signal among government officials is “permissible” for internal discussions following the accidental leak of military plans on the…
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Pelosi Asks for Congressional Briefing on Reports of Russian Bounties on US Soldiers
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— Jun 29, 2020
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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‘Obstructionist Democrats’ Block Swift Confirmation Of Trump’s CIA Nominee Despite Garnering Bipartisan Support
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— Jan 22, 2025
Senate Democrats on Tuesday evening blocked the swift confirmation of John Ratcliffe, who is President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the CIA. Democratic Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy objected to a time agreement that…
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Federal Regulators Reject Largest US Grid Operator’s Plan To Cut Power To Data Centers
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Trump’s Spy Chief Nominee Dodges Question About Whether Russians Favored Trump in 2016
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— May 5, 2020
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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Toy Story vs Shrek
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The toy box vs the swamp: two animation revolutions, one inevitable playground argument.
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Vatican diplomat reports Moscow peace-focused mission, no breakthrough
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— Aug 30, 2026
Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Holy See’s secretary for relations with states, says diplomacy remains a possible path to ending the Ukraine war after talks with Russian officials in Moscow produced no concrete breakthrough, with the Vatican urging goodwill and dialogue while noting the belligerents’ responsibility. The mission featured broader international engagement, including a high-profile appearance by CIA Director John Ratcliffe in Moscow to emphasize peace and maritime the Vatican’s continued diplomatic efforts.
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Ukraine-US drone deal advances to US testing stage
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— Aug 26, 2026
The Drone Deal between Ukraine and the United States has advanced to the testing phase, with Washington selecting Ukrainian drone prototypes for evaluation and Rustem Umerov leading the initiative, while Kyiv says the ball is now in the US court. Zelenskyy said the United States informed Ukraine about recent Moscow meetings, praised the coordinating stance toward ending the war, and the context includes CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s unannounced Moscow visit and related discussions that fed speculation about prisoner exchanges.
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