March 21, 2019 Pompeo vows to pile economic, political pressure on Iran Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told ӣƵ Thursday that the United States would step up financial and political pressure on Iran's theocratic regime as it seeks to "extend its reach" across the Middle East.
March 18, 2019 Pompeo: I'll serve as secretary of state until Trump 'tweets me out of office' Secretary of State Mike Pompeo doesn't suspect he'll be kicked out of office any time soon.
March 12, 2019 US withdrawing remaining staff from embassy in Venezuela The United States announced late Monday that it will withdraw its remaining staff from its embassy in Venezuela, citing the deteriorating conditions in the country.
February 27, 2019 India-Pakistan tensions will only die down when both sides 'can go back to their people and claim victory', experts say Tensions are rising as nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan both said they shot down each other's fighter jets on Wednesday, prompting international powers to urge restraint as relations between the two Asian nations showed no signs of improvement
February 24, 2019 White House vows to shed Obama-era policy of 'cowering' before North Korea ahead of second Trump-Kim summit As President Trump prepares to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for their second one-on-one summit, in Hanoi, Vietnam, on Wednesday and Thursday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told ӣƵ the administration will abandon what he called the Obama administration's policy of "praying" and "cowering" before the rogue regime.
February 15, 2019 US military aircraft to deliver 200 tons of aid to Venezuela border The Trump administration is sending more than 200 tons of humanitarian aid to the Venezuelan border in Colombia as early as Saturday as it increases pressure on embattled President Nicolas Maduro to give up power, according to a State Department email sent to Congress
February 5, 2019 McConnell says Pompeo should 'think about' 2020 Senate bid Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told ӣƵ' "The Story with Martha MacCallum" Tuesday that he would like Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to consider running for the Senate in 2020, but added that there was no need for him to leave that position right away.
January 31, 2019 Pentagon watchdog warns ISIS could retake Syrian territory in months after US withdrawal: official A forthcoming report from the Pentagon's inspector general concludes that the ISIS terror group will regain territory it has lost in Syria in a matter of months without military pressure, a senior U.S. defense official told ӣƵ late Thursday.
January 30, 2019 Pompeo confident of Trump-Kim summit in February, tells ӣƵ he's helping lay groundwork Secretary of State Mike Pompeo revealed he's started laying the groundwork for a second top-level summit between the United States and North Korea, telling ӣƵ on Wednesday night that “we’ll have a summit” by the end of February.
January 20, 2019 Pompeo reportedly meeting with top GOP strategist as he mulls 2020 Senate bid The latest indication that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will run are reports that the secretary of state plans to meet Sunday with veteran Republican strategist Ward Baker to discuss what a campaign to fill the seat being vacated by Sen. Pat Roberts of Kansas. Roberts, a Republican, said earlier this month, that he would not seek re-election in 2020.