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.

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.

The former Texas lawmaker and prosecutor was Trump's national intelligence director in his first term. He vowed to reject White House political pressure

President Donald Trump's executive order authorized 2,500 federalized National Guardsmen to be deployed to the active duty mission. As of Thursday, the National Guard has over 1,600 Guardsmen supporting the federal border security mission, according to the statement.

Although John Ratcliffe isn't expected to face major ... This must have received the attention of the White House because, in July 2019, Trump nominated Ratcliffe to be the director of national ...

Washington — John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald ... Trump's top administration picks this week ahead of his return to the White House next week. Though some of the president-elect's ...

On Sunday night, the White House announced that Colombia had agreed to accept U.S. military deportation flights and Trump’s trade war measures would not be enacted after the country’s president, Gustavo Petro,

John Ratcliffe previously served as the Director of National Intelligence, confirmed as the Director of the CIA to serve in US President Donald Trump's administration.

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No president has ever exercised this constitutional power, but "this remains a significant possibility in the eyes of the White House," one source said.

Staying in power longer than legally allowed is a pipe dream that Trump has already mused about several times. In a private meeting with the House Republican conference in November, the 78-year-old openly joked about running for a third term, telling the crowd that they could “figure something else out.”

Five days after assuming the White House, President Donald Trump is racking up a number of wins and losses after issuing a flurry of executive orders. On Friday, he travels to disaster-hit states of North Carolina and California while new developments play out over his immigration policy and cabinet confirmations.