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![Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, won't be President Trump's nominee to serve as director of national intelligence after all, Trump said on Friday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ap_19214657281495-7281214271e80936e01cc6868f78ebec8898a0e3-e1564772774805-900x422.jpg)
Trump Abruptly Drops John Ratcliffe As DNI Nominee Amid Political Headwinds
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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The president’s Republican allies in the Senate never appeared to warm up to the Texas congressman and press reports suggested he’d overstated his terrorism-fighting qualifications.
![Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 6. On Friday he announced a new election security czar for the agency.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ap_18194716724676-34cd6f02c559adc4398c38f9c16a7a7b5cf247dd-e1563568284845-900x422.jpg)
Director Of National Intelligence Dan Coats Appoints New Election Security Czar
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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Spy world veteran Shelby Pierson will attempt to centralize election security efforts across the intelligence community with soon-to-be-designated agency leads.