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John Ratcliffe

National Security

The Man in the Middle of Trump’s Deeply Conflicted Ukraine Policy

October 23, 2026

John Ratcliffe stares ahead, faces of Zelensky and Putin are on either side of him.

The Atlantic Daily

America Is Losing the Facts That Hold It Together

David A. Graham

February 5, 2026

books in shelves black and white

National Security

The ‘Russia Hoax,’ Revisited

July 9, 2025

Donald Trump and John Ratcliffe

Trump Changed. The Intelligence Didn’t.

June 22, 2025

President Donald Trump overlaid with satellite images of targets in Iran.

Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal

Jeffrey Goldberg and Shane Harris

March 26, 2025

Pete Hegseth and Michael Waltz

The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans

Jeffrey Goldberg

March 24, 2025

A photo of Mike Waltz, JD Vance, and Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office

The Spies Are Shown the Door

February 6, 2025

Illustration of a pixelated and duplicated C.I.A. seal in front of an orange background

The Rise of John Ratcliffe

January 3, 2025

John Ratcliffe sits at a table in a low-lit, wood-paneled room.

The First Nomination as Tragedy, the Second as Farce

David A. Graham

May 8, 2020

Texas Republican Representative John Ratcliffe

Ratcliffe’s Withdrawal Reveals Trump Still Doesn’t Understand Appointments

David A. Graham

August 2, 2019

Representative John Ratcliffe Displays a Report

Republicans Take Their Shot at Mueller—And Narrowly Miss

July 24, 2019

John Ratcliffe, Robert Mueller