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John Ratcliffe
Arcs in the news about John Ratcliffe from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Person · 26 stories · 225 articles · earliest story we hold Nov 12, 2024
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| Nov 11, 2024 | 18 | 33 | 24 | 206 |
| Jan 13, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| Jan 20, 2025 | 14 | 26 | 18 | 193 |
| Jan 27, 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 13 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 82 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 18 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| May 11, 2026 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 31 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 10 | 16 | 12 | 93 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Everything else9 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories about John Ratcliffe that are not part of any arc yet
- Jan 23– 24Senate confirms John Ratcliffe to lead the CIA, giving Trump his second Cabinet member35 articles · 27 independent sources3 left, 4 center, 5 right
- Jan 15John Ratcliffe, Trump’s CIA pick, tells senators the agency is ‘not where we’re supposed to be’8 articles · 8 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 4 right
Stories that name John Ratcliffe
- Nov 27National Guard shooting suspect worked with CIA, director says5 articles · 5 independent sources0 left, 1 center, 3 right
- Jul 9FBI launches criminal investigations of John Brennan, James Comey: DOJ sources18 articles · 12 independent sources3 left, 1 center, 8 right
- Mar 25– 26US intelligence officials to appear at House hearing after Senate grilling over leaked military plan26 articles · 12 independent sources1 left, 7 center, 1 right
- Mar 25– 26The Atlantic releases the entire Signal chat showing Hegseth's detailed attack plans against Houthis61 articles · 38 independent sources7 left, 10 center, 5 right
- Mar 5Trump officials say US paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine but signal it may not last long after fiery meeting16 articles · 14 independent sources5 left, 4 center, 3 right
- Jan 25– 26Senate confirms Noem as Trump's homeland security secretary105 articles · 66 independent sources9 left, 15 center, 13 right
- Jan 25– 27The CIA believes COVID most likely originated from a lab but has low confidence in its own finding59 articles · 36 independent sources3 left, 16 center, 6 right