May 20, 2020 How ISIS is exploiting the coronavirus pandemic Given that much of the world has been beleaguered by the coronavirus pandemic -- and the subsequent lockdowns, bending of health care systems, economic downturns and political divide -- concerns have risen that the Islamic State group, or ISIS, has and will continue to exploit the distraction to sustain its global reign of terror.
May 20, 2020 McConnell defends Trump move to can State Department IG: 'Certainly within his authority' Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Tuesday defended President Trump's move to fire the State Department inspector general (IG), as Democrats and even some Republicans demand more information on the controversial move.Â
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.Â
May 18, 2020 Pompeo says he wasn't aware State Department watchdog was investigating him Secretary of State Mike Pompeo revealed he asked President Trump to fire State Inspector General Steve Linick, accusing him of "undermining" his department's mission, but denied knowing that Linick was probing Pompeo's potential misuse of office funds for personal errands.Â
May 18, 2020 Grassley asks Trump for 'explanation' on firing of top State Dept. watchdog to ensure it's not for 'political reasons' Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, is demanding President Trump explain to Congress why he fired the State Department inspector general Steve Linick.Â
May 18, 2020 China backs WHO investigation into coronavirus origin, pledges $2B Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday pledged $2 billion to the World Health Organization to tackle the coronavirus pandemic.
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 Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ 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 Trump fires Steve Linick, Obama appointee who briefed Congress on Biden-Ukraine ties President Trump on Friday night fired the State Department’s inspector general, saying in a letter to Congress that he no longer had confidence in the Obama administration appointee.
May 16, 2020 Congressional Democrats launch investigation into Trump's firing of State Department IG The top Democrats on the House and Senate Foreign Affairs committees launched an investigation Saturday into President Trump's Friday night firing of State Department Inspector General (IG) Steve Linick.