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.

Ratcliffe received a bachelor's degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1987, and a law degree from Southern Methodist University in 1989. Before being elected to Congress, Ratcliffe served as the ...

He has offered a vision for a more aggressive spy agency, and his focus on the threat from China is widely shared by Republican and Democratic lawmakers.

The Russian spy ship was intercepted by a Royal Navy frigate, HMS Somerset, as it sailed into the channel and headed north to the North Sea. RFA Proteus, a British multi-role ocean surveillance ship, ...

World leaders gathered in Davos, Switzerland for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Jeanna Smialek, a New York Times reporter, describes how there was a veneer of anxiety over the event, ...

Former Director of the CIA, John Brennan, joins Andrea Mitchell to address the recent executive orders by President Trump ...

President Trump's first national security priorities are to restore the Pentagon's warfighting readiness and reform the ...

My assumption that humanist academics were all on the left was foolish, of course. But so was my defeatist certainty that ...

Director Robert Eggers, known for his meticulous approach to historical accuracy, has once again showcased his dedication to detail in his latest film, a 2024 remake of the silent movie classic ...

Intelligence officials in Syria's new de facto government thwarted a plan by the Islamic State group to set off a bomb at a ...

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