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Is NATO and U.S. military prepared for Russia’s next escalation?

By Jed Babbin

President Donald Trump, left, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe speak as they depart following a cabinet meeting at Camp David, near Thurmont, Md., Friday, July 31, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)

CIA chief’s visit to Moscow related to resolving Ukraine war, Trump says

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

CIA Director John Ratcliffe listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Kremlin: CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Russian intelligence officials but not Putin

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

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For Iran, negotiating in good faith ‘worse than drinking poison’

By Daniel N. Hoffman

CIA Director John Ratcliffe, accompanied by President Donald Trump, speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, April 6, 2026, File)

Cuban government says CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with officials in Havana

By Andrea Rodríguez - Associated Press

CIA Director John Ratcliffe listens during a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing to examine worldwide threats on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner) **FILE**

GOP leaders again delay FISA vote despite personal pitch from CIA chief

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

CIA Director John Ratcliffe during a television interview at the White House, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

CIA director: New secret documents will expose FBI’s role in Trump-Russia hoax

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 16, 2016, before the Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on the Islamic State. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Brennan secretly pushed 2016 Steele dossier

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

Then-FBI Director James Comey testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the House Oversight Committee on July 7, 2016. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

FBI launches criminal investigations into Brennan, Comey over Trump-Russia probe

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

CIA Director John Ratcliffe departs a classified briefing for senators at the Capitol on Capitol Hill, Thursday, June 26, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

CIA Director: Iran nuclear program set back years with strikes on lone metal conversion facility

By Aamer Madhani - Associated Press

CIA Director John Ratcliffe, flanked by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, left, and Defense Intelligence Agency Director Jeffrey Kruse, testifies as the House Intelligence Committee holds a hearing on worldwide threats, at the Capitol, in Washington, Wednesday, March 26, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

CIA director focusing new spying efforts on China

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before departing on Marine One en route to New Jersey, Friday, Mar. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

The Latest: Trump overhauls U.S. elections in new executive order, including proof of citizenship

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An image of the Signal app is shown on a mobile phone in San Francisco, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Inside the CIA’s use of Signal and how America’s enemies try to hack it

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, joined at right by CIA Director John Ratcliffe, answer questions as the Senate Intelligence Committee holds its worldwide threats hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Intel leaders say leaked Signal chat didn’t include classified info

By Stephen Dinan, Kerry Picket and Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Vice President JD Vance swears in John Ratcliffe as CIA Director in the Vice Presidential ceremonial office in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Some leadership lessons for new CIA chief Ratcliffe to ponder

By Daniel N. Hoffman

The seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., April 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Michael Ellis, Trump’s CIA deputy pick, signals emphasis on depoliticization, aggressive action

By Ryan Lovelace - The Washington Times

John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee for his confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/John McDonnell) **FILE**

John Ratcliffe confirmed as CIA director; second Trump nominee to earn Senate approval

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee for his confirmation hearing at the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/John McDonnell) **FILE**

CIA Director nominee John Ratcliffe clears Senate hurdle, set for confirmation later Thursday

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth, center, attends the Commander in Chief Ball, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, after the 60th Presidential Inauguration. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Pete Hegseth narrowly clears Senate test vote, poised for final confirmation on Friday

By Lindsey McPherson - The Washington Times

John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, appears before the Senate Intelligence Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

The Senate must confirm Ratcliffe without delay

By David N. Bossie