John Lee Ratcliffe [1] (born October 20, 1965) is an American politician and attorney who has served as the ninth director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) since 2025. He previously served as the sixth director of national intelligence from 2020 to 2021 and served in the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2020.. After …

Nov 13, 2024 · WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he would appoint John Ratcliffe to serve as CIA director in his new administration. Here are four things to know about the Republican tapped to lead the U.S. government’s premier spy agency: Stint No. 2 in the Trump administration

Feb 1, 2025 · Two-term governor of South Dakota. Has supported Trump's hard-line immigration agenda, sending South Dakota troops to the border with Mexico to discourage migrants from entering the U.S.

Jan 23, 2025 · John Ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence during President Trump's first term, has been confirmed by the Senate as his new head of the CIA — the first person to have held both jobs. The Senate approved the nomination Thursday on a 74-25 vote.

President-elect Donald Trump designated his former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, to become director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Prior to being appointed by Trump,...

Nov 13, 2024 · On the heels of the announcement that Donald Trump plans to hand the role of Homeland Security lead over to South Dakota Governor and family dog annihilator Kristi Noem, he dropped another...

Jan 23, 2025 · On Thursday, the GOP-led Senate confirmed the nomination of John Ratcliffe to become CIA director in President Donald Trump‘s second term.

Jan 23, 2025 · WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next CIA director, approving the second high-level appointment for the new Trump administration.

Jan 15, 2025 · Former Rep. John Ratcliffe, Donald Trump's pick for CIA director, will appear before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday at 10:00 a.m.

Legislators voted 59-34 on Saturday to confirm Noem, who became the fourth person in the administration to get a greenlight after Pete Hegseth as defence secretary, Senator Marco Rubio as secretary...