He has offered a vision for a more aggressive spy agency, and his focus on the threat from China is widely shared by Republican and Democratic lawmakers.

Security was also pulled for former Iran envoy Brian Hook and, earlier, for former national security adviser John Bolton. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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.Twenty-four Democrats voted alongside ...

John Ratcliffe, a former congressman and Director of National Intelligence, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the ...