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John Ratcliffe, President-elect Donald Trump's ... including the Community Engagement & Opportunity Council supporting impoverished children, serving as a coach for the NFL’s Legends Community ...

Then it caught the attention of John Ratcliffe, President Trump’s director of national intelligence. In late September 2020, ...

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Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's choice for attorney general, survived an at times contentious hearing while declining to say if Joe ...

Noem and committee Republicans focused on the border while Democrats asked about foreign and home-grown terrorism during a ...

Then it caught the attention of John Ratcliffe ... a bedroom community where he lived with his wife and two children. Ashcroft thought Ratcliffe was suited for national leadership.

Democrats repeatedly called Pete Hegseth unfit to be secretary of defense, but Republicans on the Senate Armed Services ...

Live updates on the Trump transition ahead of next week's inauguration. Follow the latest as Senate confirmation hearing continue for the incoming administration.