Aug 2, 2019 · U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Heath, claims that as a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of Texas, he was the leader of the immigration crackdown, describing it as one …

2 days ago · U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during the swearing in ceremony of CIA Director John Ratcliffe Jan. 23, 2025. In an interview on Face the Nation Jan. 26, Vance …

6 days ago · The Senate voted 74-25 on Thursday to confirm John Ratcliffe as the next director of the CIA. Ratcliffe is a former Republican congressman from Texas who served as the director …

4 days ago · The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national …

5 days ago · A Texas law passed earlier this year that sought to strengthen the state’s role in immigration enforcement, S.B. 4, also classified illegal immigration as an “invasion,” invoking …

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 …

immigration investigations and cases for the Eastern District of Texas. This includes time as the U.S Attorney hom 2007 to 2008. In addition to handling a docket of 34 separate terrorism and …

Jan 15, 2025 · Ratcliffe offered up a strong defense of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which allows for the warrantless surveillance of foreign targets, calling it an...

Jul 30, 2019 · A sharp critic of illegal immigration, Mr. Ratcliffe has also frequently embellished the extent of his role in a 2008 immigration-related case involving chicken processing plants in five...

6 days ago · Mr. Ratcliffe said during his confirmation hearing that the CIA would step up its collection of human intelligence and recruit top talent to steal foreign secrets.