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November 26, 2019

Palestinians protest US settlement policy shift in 'day of rage'

Thousands of Palestinian protesters took part in a "day of rage" across the West Bank on Tuesday, with some groups clashing with Israeli forces to protest Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement last week that the U.S. government will ease its stance on Israeli settlements.

November 24, 2019

More than 100 Dems send Pompeo letter strongly opposing Israeli settlement policy shift

More than 100 Democrats sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday rebuking the State Department’s decision to stop considering Israeli settlements a violation of international law.

November 21, 2019

Graham demands documents on Ukraine, Bidens, Obama administration from 2016

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., sent a letter Thursday to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo requesting the release of any documents related to contacts between former Vice President Joe Biden, his son Hunter and former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko.

November 21, 2019

Kissinger, in Beijing, warns US-China trade war could spark conflict worse than WWI

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger told an audience in Beijing on Thursday that China and the United States are in the “foothills of a Cold War,” warning that the current trade war between the two nations could escalate into an armed conflict worse than World War I if left unresolved.

November 4, 2019

Reward for Robert Levinson, ex-FBI agent missing in Iran, jumps to $25M, Pompeo announces

On the day marking four decades since Islamist revolutionaries orchestrated the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Iran -- and the prolonged hostage crisis that followed -- the Trump administration announced Monday a major increase in reward money for information on the whereabouts of a retired FBI agent missing in the country for over a decade.

October 30, 2019

Pompeo slams 'communist' China in fiery speech, says US must 'confront challenges' from Beijing 'head-on'

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered a fiery speech Wednesday night, describing how America has “taken on the challenge” posed by the “communist government” in China.

October 20, 2019

Mike Pompeo accuses Adam Schiff of running 'kangaroo court,' putting America's safety at risk

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., is putting America's security at risk by interviewing State Department officials in secret, and should be "embarrassed" by the "kangaroo court" he's overseeing, said Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Sunday. 

October 17, 2019

Trump celebrates 'great day for civilization' as Pence, Pompeo secure Syria cease-fire agreement

Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday that they have reached a cease-fire agreement between Turkey and Kurds, following a meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara.

October 11, 2019

Pompeo calls foul on NBA's China treatment

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo went on the offense against the National Basketball Association amid the continuing controversy surrounding the NBA and China.

October 5, 2019

State Department, North Korea disagree over whether latest nuclear talks broke down

North Korea abruptly ended nuclear negotiations with the U.S. Saturday in Sweden, saying U.S. negotiators would not “give up their old viewpoint and attitude.”