February 6, 2019 Trump: ISIS could lose remaining territory within week The Islamic State will likely lose control of its remaining territory next week, President Trump said Wednesday.
February 4, 2019 Push to label drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations picks up steam They behead, dismember, kidnap for ransom, instigate deadly shootings and bombings and control entire communities – yet Mexican cartels are not designated foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs). Why?
February 1, 2019 US pulling out of Cold War-era arms control treaty with Russia, Pompeo says Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Friday that the U.S. is pulling out of a major arms-control treaty with Russia.
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 29, 2019 Venezuela chief prosecutor tries to block opposition leader Juan Guaido from leaving country Venezuela’s chief prosecutor is seeking a court order to ban opposition leader Juan Guaido from leaving the South American nation, launching a criminal probe into his anti-government activities.
January 25, 2019 American Navy veteran jailed over 'private complaint,' Iran says A U.S. Navy veteran jailed in Iran since July is being held on a “private complaint,” an Iranian news agency reported Friday
January 24, 2019 US orders some diplomats to leave Venezuela, citing security concerns The State Department on Thursday ordered non-essential staff at the U.S. Embassy in Venezuela to leave the country, one day after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he was giving diplomats 72 hours to leave the country.
January 17, 2019 State Department recalls most furloughed employees amid shutdown; makes additional funding available for salaries The State Department announced Thursday that it has found funding to recall most of its furloughed employees who have gone without pay since the start of the government shutdown last month.
January 10, 2019 Pompeo's Cairo speech is a fundamental turning point for US foreign policy in these three watershed ways The secretary of state made it clear: We will not apologize for America, we will stand up for our interests, and we will cooperate with our allies as long as they are willing to share the burden of preserving freedom.
January 10, 2019 Pompeo, at site of Obama's address to Muslim world, rebukes his legacy: 'Age of self-inflicted American shame is over' Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday launched an astonishing rebuke of former President Barack Obama’s foreign policy at the site of Obama’s famous Cairo speech -- declaring that “the age of self-inflicted American shame is over.”