In warning about China, CIA director nominee praises technology but says human intelligence vital
CIA director nominee John Ratcliffe said the agency needs to focus on its mission in the face of growing challenges from China and others during his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday.
Trump CIA pick John Ratcliffe vows to root out political ‘biases,’ focus on threats from China
John Ratcliffe, Trump's CIA pick, tells senators he views China as greatest geopolitical threat
CIA director pick John Ratcliffe vows new focus on intelligence gathering in confirmation hearing
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Q&A: The CIA chief on how the U.S. intel community handled Russia, China and Mideast
Back at headquarters, he reoriented the CIA's priorities and budget to focus on intelligence threats coming from China. Now, that tenure is coming to an end. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated John Ratcliffe, a former Director of National ...
Trump loyalist John Ratcliffe sails through CIA director confirmation hearing
Republicans and Democrats praised the former lawmaker and intelligence official, who vowed not to use political loyalty tests at the CIA.
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Former Texas congressman vows to keep politics out of CIA as director
WASHINGTON — Former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, vowed to make the agency more muscular while keeping its work apolitical during his nomination hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday.
Trump CIA pick Ratcliffe faces Senate questions on politicized intelligence
The Senate intelligence committee opened a confirmation hearing on Wednesday for President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to be CIA director, John Ratcliffe, a former Republican lawmaker who was accused of using intelligence for political ends as the nation’s top spy during the incoming U.
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CIA Dir. Bill Burns on China, the Trump transition, and what's next for him
So we formed a new China mission center, the only single-country mission center that we have at this agency. We have tripled the budget at CIA for the China target across the whole CIA.
John Ratcliffe, Trump's CIA pick, tells senators the agency is 'not where we’re supposed to be'
John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, has told members of the Senate that the nation’s premier spy agency can do better
CIA director nominee vows to increase focus on China and emerging technologies
John Ratcliffe would be one of the few national security officials from the first Trump administration to join the second
Marco Rubio, US secretary of state nominee, echoes Trump’s Panama Canal China concern
In nomination hearing, Rubio also slams Beijing’s ‘violation’ of Hong Kong’s autonomy and asserts ‘national defence’ component of Taiwan Relations Act
Britain's real-life James Bonds told there's 'no time to dine'.
Last year it was revealed that MI5 thwarted 43 late-stage terror attacks on British soil. While many were right-wing or Islamist in nature, other threats come from include so-called lone wolves or “involuntary celibates" (Incel) activists who both consume and spread hateful ideologies online. Russia, Iran and China are all present threats.
Why is TikTok banned? What to know about the law
U.S. officials have long feared that the widely popular short-form video app could be used as a vehicle for espionage.