Aug 27 Watchdog groups say convention appearances broke Hatch Act By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Two White House officials violated the Hatch Act by participating in events aired during this week's Republican National Convention. That's according to two separate ethics complaints filed by government watchdog groups. Continue reading
Aug 26 WATCH: Mike Pompeo defies precedent, backs Trump in RNC speech By Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addressed Republicans on Aug. 25 during the second night of the Republican National Convention. Continue reading
Aug 25 UN security council rejects US call for sanctions against Iran By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press All the council members, except the Dominican Republic, had informed the council president that the U.S. administration’s action was illegal. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 1:50 Pompeo demands ‘snapback’ sanctions on Iran for violating nuclear deal U.S. abandoned By Nick Schifrin The United States formally demanded Thursday that the United Nations “snap back” all sanctions on Iran. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo cited Iranian violations of the 2015 nuclear deal, from which the Trump administration withdrew in 2018. But several European… Continue watching
Aug 20 Pompeo urges United Nations to restore sanctions against Iran By Edith Lederer, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered the notification to the president of the U.N. Security Council, setting the stage for a showdown in the world body that could lead to a crisis of credibility for its most important and powerful… Continue reading
Aug 13 Pompeo, in Slovenia, pushes 5G security, warns about China By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visited Slovenia on Thursday to make the case for high-speed wireless networks that bar Chinese companies like Huawei. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 7:57 News Wrap: Russia approves vaccine for COVID-19 In our news wrap Tuesday, Russia became the first country to approve a vaccine for COVID-19. But with only two months of human testing and no large-scale trials yet, global health experts sounded alarms in response. Also, hundreds of thousands… Continue watching
Aug 06 Trump’s Iran envoy quits administration as U.S. pushes embargo By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Brian Hook is leaving one day after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. would call for a U.N. Security Council vote next week on resolution to indefinitely extend the embargo beyond October. Continue reading
Aug 05 WATCH: Pompeo says U.S. will call a U.N. vote on Iran arms embargo extension By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration is pressing ahead with efforts to extend a United Nations arms embargo on Iran despite widespread opposition to such a move at the world body. Continue reading
Aug 05 State Department watchdog resigns after predecessor’s ouster By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Akard's resignation also comes just two days after Democrats issued subpoenas for several of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's top aides to answer questions about the shakeup in the watchdog's office. Continue reading