Incoming President Donald Trump's nominee for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director assessed Wednesday that North Korea remains a "destabilizing" force.

CIA nominee John Ratcliffe is telling senators about how he’ll reshape the intelligence community in what he calls "the most challenging national security environment in our nation’s history."

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John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA, has told members of the Senate that the nation's premier spy agency can do better.

Incoming President Donald Trump's nominee for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director assessed Wednesday that North Korea remains a "destabilizing" force, as he stressed America faces what may be the "most challenging" national security environment in its history.

The Senate intelligence committee is set to hold a hearing for John Ratcliffe, Trump's nominee for CIA director. Ratcliffe, a former Republican lawmaker, has faced allegations of politicizing intelligence.

‘I know what I don’t know,’ SecDef pick says at confirmation hearing. Pete Hegseth conceded that he lacks the experience of previous defense secretaries but said what he has is enough.

Ratcliffe, a former Republican lawmaker, faces significant scrutiny due to allegations of politicizing intelligence during his tenure as Director of National Intelligence from 2020 to 2021.