The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.
Russian Man Jailed for 17 Years for Allegedly Spying for US
The Russian man was accused of trying to transfer classified state secrets to an American intelligence representative.
Ukraine Is Losing Fewer Soldiers Than Russia — but It’s Still Losing the War
Russia has lost about twice as many men to death and serious injury as Ukraine. But the trends favor the Kremlin.
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Senate confirms Trump loyalist Ratcliffe to lead CIA
By a 74-25 vote, lawmakers approve a former director of national intelligence accused of politicizing intelligence assessments.
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Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead CIA
Ratcliffe, the former director of national intelligence in the final months of Trump’s first term, drew controversy over perceived politicization of intelligence assessments.
Russia-linked AI websites aim to dupe German voters, study finds
Fact-checking firm Newsguard and German investigative outlet Correctiv said on Thursday they had identified a cluster of Russia-linked websites that were spreading false stories in an apparent bid to ...