A National Security Council spokesperson has denied that NSC staffers are being vetted for political affiliations ...

White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has ordered a “full review” of personnel at the National Security Council ...

John Ratcliffe was director of national intelligence during Trump's first term and is the first person to have held that position and the top post at the CIA.

The former Texas lawmaker and prosecutor was Trump's national intelligence director in his first term. He vowed to reject White House political pressure ...

John Ratcliffe will lead the Central Intelligence Agency under President Donald Trump after the Senate confirmed him to the position by a 74-25 vote on Thursday.

By a 74-25 vote, lawmakers approve a former director of national intelligence accused of politicizing intelligence ...

White House national security adviser Mike Waltz has ... Those officials work at the FBI, the State Department, the CIA, the Energy Department and elsewhere. Some Trump allies had raised concerns ...

The CIA eventually directed millions of dollars ... But, even as the partnership grew rapidly, White House officials under the Obama administration -- and later the Trump and Biden -- remained ...

“Ratcliffe performed well and should rightly obtain an easy confirmation,” said Larry Pfeiffer, a former CIA chief of staff and former senior director of the White House Situation Room.

“It’s absolutely essential that the CIA’s director be apolitical.” Ratcliffe specified political interference would include meddling from the White House’s political interests as well as ...