Ex-CNN pundit admits Trump was likely 'right' about COVID-19 likely leaking from a lab
Ex-CNN editor Chris Cilizza conceded on Monday that he "screwed up" in his assessment of the lab leak theory, suggesting that President Trump was likely right about COVID's origins.
Trump’s CIA Now Backs Controversial Covid-19 Lab Leak Theory
The CIA says both a natural origin and a lab leak "remain plausible" as potential sources of covid-19, following a review of the pandemic's origins.
Trump CIA director says agency won’t mix ‘politics with intelligence’
Newly confirmed CIA director John Ratcliffe previewed what the agency will look like going forward under his leadership, including preventing it from becoming partisan toward specific candidates. Ratcliffe was confirmed on Thursday as the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency,
Trump’s First 10 Days Back in Power Were Uniquely Depraved. Don’t Get Numb To It
Donald Trump’s first 10 days back in office were filled with a series of “shock and awe” executive orders intended to overwhelm the opposition.
The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding
The nuanced finding suggests the agency believes the totality of evidence makes a lab origin more likely than a natural origin.
Some of Trump’s more controversial picks will appear before Senate committees to make their case
How senators are voting on Trump’s Cabinet picks
The Latest: Senators Grill 3 of Trump's Most Controversial Cabinet Picks in Confirmation Hearings
Senate Confirms John Ratcliffe to Lead CIA, Giving Trump His Second Cabinet Member
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead America’s premier spy agency and his second nominee to win Senate approval.
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'John Brennan, Gina Haspel era is over': Ratcliffe, allies promise workforce changes at CIA
Haspel was President Donald Trump's CIA director from 2018 to 2021 – while Ratcliffe was Trump's director of national intelligence. Brennan headed up the agency under former President Barack Obama.
US Senate vote on Trump's CIA nominee Ratcliffe expected Tuesday
The U.S. Senate is expected to hold a confirmation vote on Tuesday on John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump's nominee for CIA Director, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.
US Senate confirms Trump nominee Ratcliffe as CIA director
A majority of the U.S. Senate on Thursday backed President Donald Trump's nominee John Ratcliffe, a former House of Representatives member who served as Director of National Intelligence during Trump's first term,
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The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member
WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead America’s premier spy agency and his second nominee to win Senate approval.
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Trump Hates Accountability So He Fires Independent Inspectors General
Trump broke the law last Friday night when he summarily fired 18 inspectors general and ignored the 1978 law that requires giving 30 days notice to the Congress and providing cause for such actions.