Politics
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved CIA Director Mike Pompeo as secretary of State on party lines Monday after a Republican holdout changed his mind at the last minute, avoiding an embarrassing defeat for President Trump.
April 23, 2018
World & Nation
Mike Pompeo faces his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday to become secretary of State as the Trump administration grapples with a mounting series of international crises and challenges, including probable U.S. air raids in Syria, a likely withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal, and a possible summit with North Korea.
April 11, 2018
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was to arrive in Ukraine late Thursday in his first visit to the country at the center of President Trump’s impeachment, then on to Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Cyprus.
Jan. 1, 2020
Music
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo quoted singer Linda Ronstadt at a Kennedy Center Honors reception, but Ronstadt turned the moment into an indictment of Trump.
Dec. 9, 2019
Documents show Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudolph W. Giuliani, was in contact with Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo in the months before the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine was abruptly recalled.
Nov. 22, 2019
Opinion
Mike Pompeo, who’s heading for confirmation as President Trump’s next secretary of State, has provided plenty of reasons to worry about his fitness for the job.
April 26, 2018
Overcoming a bruising confirmation fight, the Senate voted Thursday to confirm CIA Director Mike Pompeo as President Trump’s second secretary of State — but the first who Trump says shares his worldview and opinions on Iran, North Korea and other key concerns.
Iranians braced Wednesday for further turmoil in their country’s relationship with the United States, and the possible unraveling of the 2015 nuclear agreement, following President Trump’s nomination of CIA Director Mike Pompeo as secretary of State.
March 14, 2018
Just last week, a particularly chaotic time at the White House, President Trump told reporters that he liked conflict.
March 13, 2018
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo introduced himself to hundreds of U.S. diplomats and staffers who packed the State Department lobby Tuesday, vowing to return “swagger” to a staff that has been demoralized by budget cuts and unfilled vacancies.
May 1, 2018