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May 20, 2020

Pompeo calls China’s newest coronavirus aid pledge 'paltry' given the number of lives lost worldwide

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized China’s pledge of $2 billion to fight the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, calling it “paltry” in a Wednesday press briefing.

May 20, 2020

Coronavirus information war: China's propaganda machine launched new Twitter accounts, publishes 90,000 messages

China is ramping up its coronavirus propaganda war against the U.S. by using a growing number of Twitter accounts to push out tens of thousands of inflammatory messages, a report says. 

May 20, 2020

Pompeo defends IG firing: 'Should have done it some time ago'

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday rejected allegations that he recommended the firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick as retaliation for an investigation, calling the idea "patently false" while defending Linick's ouster.

May 19, 2020

More than 100 million people in China face new lockdown as second wave of COVID-19 cases emerge

Nearly 108 million people in China's Jilin province are being forced back on lockdown after a growing group of new coronavirus infections has triggered a backslide in the nation's push to return to normal. 

May 18, 2020

Trump defends Pompeo after firing State Department watchdog: 'They're bothered he was having somebody walk his dog?'

President Trump defended Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday following the removal of the agency's independent watchdog who was looking into allegations he had staffers perform his personal errands that included walking his dog, making dinner reservations and picking up his dry cleaning. 

May 18, 2020

Dem Rep Engel: State Dept IG was fired while investigating Saudi arms deal

A Democratic congressman who launched an investigation into the firing of State Department Inspector General Steve Linick claimed Monday the termination came as Linick was wrapping up a probe of controversial arms sales worth billions.

May 17, 2020

Fired State Department IG had been looking into whether Pompeo made staffer do personal errands, source says

The State Department watchdog whom President Trump fired last Friday had been looking into whether Secretary Mike Pompeo had ordered a staffer to perform personal errands including walking his dog, making dinner reservations and grabbing dry cleaning, a source familiar with the investigation told Fox News on Sunday.

May 17, 2020

Pompeo warns China after revealing it 'threatened to interfere' with work of US journalists in Hong Kong

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned China on Sunday, revealing he’s learned that the communist country has been threatening to stand in the way of American journalists in Hong Kong.

May 16, 2020

Pompeo says China poses real 'risk' to US, in new interview

In yet another push from the federal government to highlight the nefarious nature of Communist China, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during a radio interview on Saturday that the country's actions pose a real "risk" to the safety and security of the United States. 

May 16, 2020

Belarus to receive its first US oil shipment, in move to wean off Russian supply

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Friday that the United States will send its first shipment of 80,000 tons of crude oil to Belarus, which has sought new means of obtaining oil supplies after a monthslong pricing dispute with Russia.