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John Ratcliffe

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

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Jan 6, 2026
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Who developed Project 2025 and key contributors?

Project 2025 was developed and directed by the conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation, which assembled a large team of former Trump administration officials and conservative policy experts to...

Jan 22, 2026
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Who are the principal named architects of Project 2025 and what positions did they hold in government?

is a –led blueprint for a administration whose named architects include a mix of former Trump officials and conservative operatives; the most repeatedly identified figures in reporting are , , , , , a...

Jan 17, 2026
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Who are the named Project 2025 authors and where have they been appointed across the current administration?

A significant number of individuals who authored or contributed to the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 have been nominated, appointed, or confirmed to roles in the current Trump administration, inc...

Oct 20, 2025

Which generals did Trump appoint during his presidency and what were their roles?

The supplied analyses make conflicting and sometimes inaccurate claims about which generals former President Trump appointed, repeatedly naming Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense and citing other hi...

Nov 17, 2025

What is the timeline of the Hunter Biden laptop investigation?

Reporting and public documents show a multi‑year, overlapping set of events tied to the “Hunter Biden laptop” that began in 2019 when a Delaware repair shop owner provided a hard drive to law enforcem...

Jan 29, 2026

Who are the key architects of Project 2025 and where are they serving in the current administration?

—an ambitious –linked blueprint to remake the executive branch—was written and compiled by a network of former officials and conservative operatives, several of whom now occupy senior roles in the cur...

Jan 25, 2026

What evidence has been publicly released about intelligence-sharing changes between France, the US, and Ukraine since March 2025?

Publicly released evidence indicates and some operational signals — notably and asserting that Paris now supplies the bulk of intelligence to and to continue sharing after pause in March 2025 — but in...

Jan 16, 2026

Which Project 2025 authors hold current federal positions and what offices do they lead?

Several authors of Project 2025 now occupy senior roles in the federal government: Russell Vought is serving as Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Brendan Carr is leading the Federal Com...

Jan 29, 2026

Is there a publicly available list of Project 2025 contributors and the government positions they later held?

Yes — multiple publicly available compilations identify people who contributed to and track which contributors were later nominated, appointed or confirmed to government posts — but there is no single...

Jan 16, 2026

Which specific Project 2025 policies have been implemented and who authored them?

Project 2025 — a nearly 900‑page conservative blueprint convened by the Heritage Foundation — has served as both a policy playbook and a personnel roster that the second Trump administration has used ...

Jan 4, 2026

Who were the key cabinet members in Trump's second term 2025?

The core of Donald Trump’s second-term cabinet in 2025 was a mix of familiar Trump loyalists, media personalities turned officials, and political allies elevated to high-profile roles — with Vice Pres...

Dec 7, 2025

did hillary commit perjury

No current source in the provided set says Hillary Clinton was convicted of perjury; reporting and court actions cited here concern other actors (Bill Clinton’s 1998 impeachment for perjury and recent...

Jan 27, 2026

Which U.S. intelligence feeds (satellite, SIGINT, early‑warning) were officially described as paused in March 2025, and by whom?

officially announced a in early March 2025, a move publicly confirmed by John Ratcliffe and later reinforced by ; reporting describes the suspension as a pause of “major portions” of intelligence that...

Jan 5, 2026

How many former Project 2025 contributors currently hold Senate‑confirmed positions in the administration and what are their roles?

A minimum of five individuals who are identified as contributors to Project 2025 hold Senate‑confirmed positions in the current administration: Russell Vought (Director, Office of Management and Budge...

Nov 28, 2025

Did the suspect who shot the National Guardsmen have any documented employment or contract history with the CIA?

Available reporting across major outlets says the suspect, Rahmanullah Lakanwal, had documented ties to CIA-backed units in Afghanistan and was admitted to the United States in 2021 “due to his prior ...

Nov 20, 2025

What evidence has US intelligence declassified about Trump's ties to Russia as of 2025?

U.S. intelligence has publicly declassified limited, contested material about Russian interference in the 2016 election and related contacts, including the January 2017 assessment that concluded Russi...

Feb 6, 2026

Which Project 2025 contributors later took federal positions, and what roles did they assume?

A significant handful of people who contributed to later moved into senior roles in the federal government after the , occupying posts ranging from budget chief to agency heads and special advisers; r...

Jan 29, 2026

Who are the 20–30 most influential named contributors to Project 2025 and what chapters did they write?

names roughly 35 primary authors/editors across 30 chapters and credits hundreds more as contributors; multiple reviewers found that authored most chapters and that several named architects have since...

Dec 6, 2025

What were the outcomes of Omar-related ethics or impeachment efforts in Congress?

Rep. Ilhan Omar has repeatedly pushed for impeachment of President Trump (introducing or drafting articles in January 2021) and reportedly discussed new impeachment plans in 2025 against Trump adminis...

Nov 28, 2025

What ties to the cia did the suspect who shot the national guardsmen in Washington DC have?

CIA Director John Ratcliffe has publicly said the suspect, identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, “worked with CIA‑backed local units in Afghanistan” and was brought to the United States in September 202...