Ratcliffe said that if confirmed, he would push the CIA to do more to harness technologies such as AI and quantum computing ...

A former federal prosecutor and Texas Republican, Ratcliffe gained prominence as a congressman as a staunch defender of Trump ...

The CIA made hundreds of doomed attempts to assassinate ... Having failed to make a life for himself in Russia, he travelled to Mexico City in September 1963 and attempted to get a Cuban visa.

Ratcliffe plans to enhance the CIA's use of technology to counter threats like Russia and China while safeguarding civil rights. Despite concerns from Democrats, he was confirmed 74-25.

At his Senate hearing last week, Ratcliffe said the CIA must do better when it comes to using technology such as artificial intelligence to confront adversaries including Russia and China.

Ratcliffe, who served as President Donald Trump's director of national intelligence during part of Trump's first term in office, was appointed with 74 senators voting in favor and 24 voting against ...

At his Senate hearing last week, Ratcliffe said the CIA must do better when it comes to using technology such as artificial intelligence to confront adversaries including Russia and China.

"To the brave CIA officers listening around the world ... to push back against previous U.S. intelligence assessments that Russia had endeavored to help Trump win the 2016 election, is part ...