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.

Trump's former director of National Intelligence, John Ratcliffe, is set to have his confirmation hearing as Trump's pick for director of the CIA on Wednesday.

A former U.S. Representative from Texas is President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the nation’s intelligence agency. John Ratcliffe, who previously represented the 4th congressional district from 2015 to 2020, was tapped this week to be CIA director for the upcoming administration.

Trump's pick to be CIA director promised in his confirmation hearing to hone in on setting strong intelligence collection priorities and "demanding relentless execution."

Former Texas congressman John Ratcliffe told senators ... comes as President-elect Donald Trump and other Republicans have criticized the CIA as politically biased and too focused on ensuring ...

Ali Velshi walks through the record of John Ratcliffe, Trump's pick to lead the CIA, who was previously a controversial Cabinet choice

The Central Intelligence Agency must heighten its focus on the threats posed by China and expand the volume of intelligence that officers collect around the world, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the spy service told a Senate confirmation hearing.

Republicans and Democrats praised the former lawmaker and intelligence official, who vowed not to use political loyalty tests at the CIA.

John Ratcliffe, who served as director of national intelligence during Trump’s first term, is Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA on his vision for America’s premier spy agency He is a former

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 ...

Hurd was joined by Jennifer Lawless, Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor of Politics, who served as a moderator. Lawless asked Hurd questions about the critical role Congress plays in addressing Americans’ needs and solicited questions from students and attendees.

Turner, an Ohio Republican and defense hawk, had been appointed to the post by Kevin McCarthy. Mike Johnson is now putting his mark on top committee positions.