CIA head assessed Russia's war: NYT
CIA Director John Ratcliffe delivered a dire assessment of Russia's war during his recent trip to Moscow, The New York Times reports. CBS News' national security contributor Joe Zacks has more on what we know.
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During secretive trip, CIA chief warned Russia not to attack NATO
CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned Russia not to attack NATO member states during his visit to Moscow this week, people familiar with the matter said, amid U.S. assessments that Russia could try to test NATO.
New details in Ratcliffe's trip to Russia
CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Russian intelligence officials during an unusually visible visit to Moscow. CBS News' Holly Williams has more details.
CIA director meets with Russians
CIA Director John Ratcliffe took a surprise flight to Russia to meet with Kremlin officials. CBS News international reporter Aidan Stretch has more details.
John Ratcliffe's surprise Moscow trip
The U.S. asked Ukraine to suspend its attacks against Russia as CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Moscow. CBS News' Olivia Gazis reports on what we know and explains why the trip's visibility was unusual.
Russia says CIA chief met intel counterparts on secretive Moscow visit
The Kremlin spokesman says CIA Director John Ratcliffe met Russian counterparts during a secretive visit to Moscow, but it's unclear what came of the talks.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe visits Russia
A U.S. military plane landed at an airport in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe was among those on board. Charlie D'Agata reports.
CIA director on secret trip in Russia
CIA Director John Ratcliffe is in Moscow, Russia, for a round of meetings, sources told CBS News on Tuesday. The nature of the trip is unclear.
Ratcliffe meets with Cuban officials in Havana
CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with senior Cuban officials in Havana on Thursday, following months of President Trump flirting with taking military action against the island nation. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan reports.
Latest on Cuba conditions
Cuba is experiencing growing unrest as the U.S. weighs next steps for the island. William LeoGrande, a professor at American University, joins CBS News with more insight.
Latest on Cuba after CIA director's visit
CIA Director John Ratcliffe visited Cuba as more details emerge about potential moves by the U.S. CBS News' Olivia Gazis report.
Sources: U.S. moving to indict Raúl Castro
The U.S. is preparing to indict former Cuban leader Raúl Castro over the 1996 downing of an exile group's planes, sources tell CBS News. The news comes as CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Cuban officials in Havana.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe makes rare trip to Cuba as island faces energy crisis
The meeting came as Cuba is contending with a massive power failure to its national energy grid amid U.S. sanctions that have caused an oil and gas shortage crisis.
Gabbard, Ratcliffe field questions on Iran threat
Testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and other top officials presented the intelligence community's annual report on threats facing the U.S. around the world. Caitlin Huey-Burns reports.
Highlights from Senate intelligence hearing
The Senate Intelligence Committee questioned Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe about the worldwide intelligence information provided to President Trump amid the war in Iran.
Gabbard, Ratcliffe on briefing Trump on Iran
Sen. Mark Kelly questioned Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe about briefing President Trump about possibility of Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz.
Bennet, Ratcliffe clash over goals of Iran war
Sen. Michael Bennet sparred with CIA Director John Ratcliffe about the Trump administration's goals with the Iran war. "The defined goals are very clear," Ratcliffe said, which Bennet disagreed with. "The complete lack of clarity should matter to everybody," the senator said.
King asks about briefing Trump on Iran
Sen. Angus King of Maine questioned CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard about briefing President Trump about intelligence on Iran in the days and weeks leading up to Operation Epic Fury. King pointed out discrepancies between the intelligence agency's assessment and what Mr. Trump has said publicly.
Ratcliffe says Iran has been constant threat
CIA Director John Ratcliffe told GOP Sen. John Cornyn that he disagreed with Joe Kent, who resigned as the director of the National Counterterrorism Center over the Iran war. Ratcliffe said he believed Iran "has been a constant threat to the United States for an extended period of time and posed an immediate threat at this time."
CIA Director traveled to Venezuela
CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Venezuela to meet with interim President Delcy Rodríguez, an official tells CBS News. The visit took place on the same day that President Trump met with opposition leader María Corina Machado. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports.
CIA director meets with Venezuela's interim president in Caracas
CIA director John Ratcliffe delivered a message that the U.S. "looks forward to an improved working relationship" with Venezuela, a U.S. official told CBS News.
CIA chief visited Venezuela, official says
CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Caracas, Venezuela, to meet with interim President Delcy Rodríguez, a member of Nicolás Maduro's regime. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports after opposition leader María Corina Machado visited the White House.
CIA Director Ratcliffe "strongly supports" Gabbard declassification, agency says
The CIA chief "strongly supports" Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard's release of documents on Russian activity in 2016 — which sparked concerns about risks to sensitive sources and methods.
Waltz, Hegseth still facing scrutiny for chat
The firestorm continues over top Trump officials' inadvertent inclusion of a journalist on a Signal group chat about plans to bomb Yemen. CBS News' Fin Gomez and Taurean Small report on the administration and Congressional response.
Is the chat leak a national security concern?
Trump administration officials are defending their participation in a group chat on encrypted messaging app Signal about a highly sensitive operation to bomb Houthi targets in Yemen. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd breaks it down.
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