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CIA Report Slams Investigation into Russia’s Support of Trump

A newly declassified CIA memo released Wednesday has raised questions about the intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. election to help Donald Trump win. Ordered by CIA Director John…

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NewsDec 4, 2020Read →

Trump Spy Chief Labels China Biggest Threat To Freedom Since World War Two

The top U.S. intelligence official stepped up the Trump administration’s harsh attacks on Beijing on Thursday, labeling China the biggest threat to democracy and freedom worldwide since World War Two and saying it was…

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StoryDec 3, 2020Read →

DNI John Ratcliffe Says He Wants Biden To ‘Acknowledge’ China as the ‘Greatest National Security Threat’

Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe is urging President-elect Joe Biden to “be honest” about what he says is the greatest national security threat facing the United States. In an interview with Fox News…

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NewsOct 22, 2020Read →

Exclusive: Trump, US Intelligence Chief Push To Declassify Document on Russia’s 2016 Election Role – Sources

U.S. President Donald Trump and his intelligence chief have pushed for quick declassification of a document disputing the 2017 intelligence community finding that Russia acted to help Trump get elected in 2016, three…

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StoryOct 22, 2020Read →

Pelosi: We Have To Be ‘Very Careful’ About Election-Related Statements From the Intelligence Community

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) says she is skeptical about statements related to the election coming out of the intelligence community. In a hastily called press conference on Wednesday, Director of National…

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NewsOct 1, 2020Read →

CIA, NSA Chiefs Opposed Release of Unverified Russia Intelligence To Republican Lawmaker: Sources

The CIA and National Security Agency directors opposed U.S. spy chief John Ratcliffe’s decision to declassify and send to a top Republican lawmaker unverified Russian intelligence that may have been fabricated…

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StorySep 1, 2020Read →

Pelosi, Schiff Demand Director of National Intelligence Resume In-Person Election Briefings

Congressional Democrats are demanding that Director National Intelligence John Ratcliffe reinstate in-person election-related briefings to lawmakers. In a letter to Ratcliffe, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.)…

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NewsAug 30, 2020Read →

Trump Intel Chief Defends Briefings Ban, Democrats Raise Subpoena Threat

U.S. President Donald Trump’s intelligence chief on Sunday defended his decision to cease in-person Congressional briefings on election security, while Democrats said the move would suppress critical information about…

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NewsJul 2, 2020Read →

US Intelligence to Brief Congressional Leaders on Russia Bounty Report

U.S. congressional leaders will seek more information from top intelligence officials Thursday on reported Russian payments to Taliban militants to kill American soldiers in Afghanistan. The directors of U.S…

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StoryJun 29, 2020Read →

McEnany Says Trump Has Not Been Briefed on Reports of Russian Bounties

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany is sharing that President Donald Trump has not been briefed on reports that a Russian spy unit offered bounties on American and British soldiers, as of Monday afternoon…

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StoryJun 29, 2020Read →

Pelosi Asks for Congressional Briefing on Reports of Russian Bounties on US Soldiers

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) sent a letter to Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe and CIA Director Gina Haspel this week, asking for a Congressional briefing on reports that the Russians placed…

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StoryMay 21, 2020Read →

Senate Confirms Trump’s Intel Chief John Ratcliffe on Party-Line Vote

In a party-line vote, the Senate confirmed Congressman John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) to the director of national intelligence role. Thursday’s 49-44 vote was the closest that has ever been held on the position. President…

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NewsMay 19, 2020Read →

US Senate Panel Backs Trump Nominee Ratcliffe to Be Top US Spy

The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee voted along party lines on Tuesday to back President Donald Trump’s nomination of Republican Representative John Ratcliffe to be director of national intelligence. The committee…

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StoryMay 5, 2020Read →

Trump’s Spy Chief Nominee Dodges Question About Whether Russians Favored Trump in 2016

President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the director of national intelligence (DNI), Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas), says he has not seen evidence to support the Senate Intelligence Committee’s conclusion that Russian…

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StoryFeb 29, 2020Read →

Pelosi Rips Trump for Nominating Ratcliffe Again for Intel Chief

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is criticizing President Donald Trump’s nomination of Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) for director of national intelligence. On Friday, Pelosi responded to the nomination, writing in…

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NewsFeb 29, 2020Read →

Trump Again Nominates Congressman Ratcliffe as His Intelligence Director

President Donald Trump said on Friday he again was tapping Republican Representative John Ratcliffe to be the nation’s top spy, a loyalist whose first nomination he dropped last year amid questions about a lack of…

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