Washington — John Ratcliffe is appearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Wednesday as he seeks to lead the CIA in the second Trump administration.  “Today, we face what may be the most challenging national security environment in our nation’s history,” Ratcliffe said, adding that the challenges “increase the necessity of confirming a CIA director

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The Pentagon inspector general found in its review of Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization last year that it “increased unnecessarily” the risks to national security, even if ultimately, there were no immediate consequences.  “Although we found no adverse consequences to Defense Department operations arising from how the hospitalizations we reviewed were handled, the risks

Washington — Sen. Marco Rubio, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the State Department as secretary of state, is facing questions from his Senate colleagues on Wednesday morning in what is expected to be one of the least contentious confirmation hearings this week.  Rubio, who has extensive foreign policy experience, is likely to sail through

Washington — Pam Bondi, the former Florida attorney general who represented President-elect Donald Trump during his first impeachment, is appearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday as she seeks confirmation to serve as the nation’s top law enforcement officer. “America will have one tier of justice for all,” Bondi said in her opening statement.