John Ratcliffe, Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA, told members of the Senate that loyalty to Trump would not conflict with duties to follow intelligence leads.

CIA director nominee John Ratcliffe said Wednesday that American spies must stop foreign adversaries from winning the race for top tech, including through operations aimed at undercutting enemies’ supply chains.

President-elect Donald Trump's pick to lead the CIA told senators during his confirmation hearing Wednesday that the nation's premier spy agency must do a better job of staying ahead of global threats posed by Russia, China and other adversaries.

The former Texas congressmember fielded an array of Democrats and Republicans about his ability to remain independent of Trump.

Ratcliffe identified China as the U.S.'s greatest geopolitical rival as he testified before the Senate on Wednesday.

John Ratcliffe, who served as director of ... to do more to harness technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing while also expanding the agency’s use of human intelligence ...

John Ratcliffe, who served as director of ... to do more to harness technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing while also expanding the agency’s use of human intelligence ...

John Ratcliffe, who served as director of ... to do more to harness technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing while also expanding the agency's use of human intelligence ...

John Ratcliffe, who served as director of national intelligence during Trump's first term, told lawmakers that if confirmed, he would push the agency to do more to harness technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing while also expanding ...