John Ratcliffe Confirmed as C.I.A. Director - The New York Times
6 days ago · Ratcliffe, in turn, pledged to build on the efforts of William J. Burns, the C.I.A. director under President Joseph R. Biden Jr., to create a China center and increase the budget for collecting ...
Transcript: NPR's full conversation with CIA Director William Burns
Jan 10, 2025 · In a wide-ranging exit interview, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns about the resurgence of ISIS, and what's next for the intel community.
United States Four years at Langley, part 1: William Burns and the ...
Jan 6, 2025 · In the hushed corridors of CIA headquarters at Langley, Virginia - where the official portrait of his predecessor as director, Gina Haspel, is soon to be unveiled - William Burns is preparing to leave his seventh-floor office to another official appointed by Donald Trump.
C.I.A. Now Favors Lab Leak Theory to Explain Covid’s Origins
4 days ago · A new analysis that began under the Biden administration is released by the C.I.A.’s new director, John Ratcliffe, who wants the agency to get “off the sidelines” in the debate.
Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA | AP News
6 days ago · Former Florida Sen. Marco Rubio was confirmed earlier this week as secretary of state, the first member of Trump’s Cabinet.. The CIA director has not always been a part of a president’s Cabinet, though President Joe Biden elevated the position to Cabinet level under Ratcliffe’s predecessor, William Burns, and Trump’s White House lists …
Did Covid-19 originate in a Wuhan lab? Here's what CIA thinks
2 days ago · Former CIA Director John Ratcliffe argued in a 2023 essay for Fox News that the agency had previously refrained from endorsing the lab-leak theory to avoid diplomatic fallout for the Biden administration. ... As part of this review, then-CIA Director William J Burns urged analysts to take a definitive position on the origins of COVID-19, though ...
CIA revises stance, says Covid-19 'more likely' to have leaked from …
4 days ago · The shift in the CIA’s stance follows a new analysis of existing intelligence, which was ordered by former CIA Director William Burns before Ratcliffe took office.
The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump …
6 days ago · The CIA director has not always been a part of a president’s Cabinet, though President Joe Biden elevated the position to Cabinet level under Ratcliffe’s predecessor, William Burns, and Trump ...
Transcript: NPR's full conversation with CIA Director William Burns …
Jan 10, 2025 · In a wide-ranging exit interview, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks Central Intelligence Agency Director William Burns about Russia, a potential ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, and the resurgence of ISIS.
William J Burns - The New York Times
John Ratcliffe Confirmed as C.I.A. Director. 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...