Oct 05 State Department rattled by impeachment inquiry revelations By Ben Fox, Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The State Department has been deeply shaken by the rapidly escalating impeachment inquiry, as revelations that President Donald Trump enlisted diplomats to dig up dirt on a political rival threaten to tarnish its reputation as a nonpartisan arm of U.S. Continue reading
Oct 02 WATCH: Pompeo confirms he was on Trump-Ukraine phone call By Matthew Lee, Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo did not give information about the contents of the call, saying only that he was well-versed in U.S. policy toward Ukraine. Continue reading
Oct 01 Pompeo accuses Democrats of bullying in impeachment probe By Jonathan Lemire, Matthew Lee, Mary Clare Jalonick, Emily Swanson, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a letter to the House Foreign Affairs Committee that the requested dates they requested former career officials to appear are "not feasible."… Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 10:34 How China’s high-tech ‘eyes’ monitor behavior and dissent By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Technology is transforming China, helping improve life in some ways, but also collecting big data. The government is beginning to convert that data and surveillance footage into social credit scores, which critics say can be used to penalize those who… Continue watching
Sep 27 U.S. ambassador pressed Ukraine corruption fight before ouster By Ben Fox, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Officials described Yovanovitch as a respected and highly skilled diplomat who was carrying out two main missions on behalf of the administration: pressing the Ukrainian government to address long-standing U.S. concerns about public corruption in the East European nation and… Continue reading
Sep 27 Secretary Pompeo subpoenaed in Trump impeachment inquiry By Associated Press House Foreign Affairs, Intelligence and Oversight committees set an Oct. 4 deadline for Pompeo to produce documents they are seeking. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 5:44 News Wrap: Pompeo says Assad regime used chlorine as chemical weapon In our news wrap Thursday, Sec. of State Mike Pompeo said that among the “innumerable atrocities” committed by the Assad regime, the U.S. has concluded that Syrian government forces used chlorine as a chemical weapon during a battle with insurgents… Continue watching
Sep 26 U.S. imposes travel ban on Cuba’s Raul Castro and his family By Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the ban is in response to "gross human rights abuses" in Cuba and supporting Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro. Continue reading
Sep 26 U.S. says Syria used chemical weapons in May attack By Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says Syrian President Bashar Assad's government had used chlorine in the attack on opposition forces in Idlib province on May 19. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 4:57 News Wrap: Iran’s Rouhani calls U.S. sanctions ‘economic terrorism’ In our news wrap Wednesday, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani denounced the Trump administration's withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal in his speech at the United Nations General Assembly. He said Iran would only come to the negotiating table if… Continue watching