CIA Now Favors Lab Leak Theory On Origins of Covid-19
The intelligence agency says it had a “low confidence” in its new finding, but this is further than it has ever gone in ...
CIA shifts stance on cause of COVID-19 pandemic, says lab leak 'more likely' than natural origin
The Central Intelligence Agency has assessed that the COVID-19 pandemic is “more likely” to have emerged from a lab rather ...
CIA now says Covid-19 ‘more likely’ to have come from a lab
The US spy agency has assessed that a 'research-related' source is more probable than the virus having originated in nature The US Central Intelligence Agency has assessed that the Covid-19 pandemic ...
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John Ratcliffe Confirmed as CIA Director
The Senate confirmed John Ratcliffe, former director of national intelligence, as head of the CIA on Thursday by a 74-25 vote ...
Trump CIA pick John Ratcliffe vows to root out political ‘biases,’ focus on threats from China
The former Texas congressman said he wanted to the CIA to bring back the recruiting ideal of ‘a Ph.D. who could win a bar ...
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Q&A: The CIA chief on how the U.S. intel community handled Russia, China and Mideast
Back at headquarters, he reoriented the CIA's priorities and budget to focus on intelligence threats coming from China. Now, that tenure is coming to an end. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated ...
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Senate Overwhelmingly Confirms John Ratcliffe To Lead CIA Despite Dem Holdouts
The Senate voted overwhelmingly to confirm former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe to lead the Central ...
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CIA Dir. Bill Burns on China, the Trump transition, and what's next for him
So we formed a new China mission center, the only single-country mission center that we have at this agency. We have tripled the budget at CIA for the China target across the whole CIA.
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In warning about China, CIA director nominee praises technology but says human intelligence vital
Jan. 15 (UPI) --CIA director nominee John Ratcliffe said the agency needs to focus on its mission in the face of growing challenges from China and others during his Senate confirmation hearing ...
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John Ratcliffe promises to prioritize China threat as CIA director
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the CIA, John Ratcliffe, promised the Senate Intelligence Committee that he and the agency would increase the focus on China during his confirmation ...
The Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday confirmed John Ratcliffe as CIA director, giving President Donald Trump the second member of his new Cabinet.