May 18 Fired watchdog was investigating Saudi arms sale, Democrats say By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Democrats said Monday that ousted Inspector General Steve Linick was probing how the State Department pushed through a $7 billion Saudi arms sale over congressional objections. Continue reading
May 13 Watch 2:54 News Wrap: Federal judge delays decision on dropping Flynn case In our news wrap Wednesday, a federal judge has delayed a decision on dismissing criminal charges against Michael Flynn, a former national security adviser under President Trump. The Department of Justice wants to drop the case, but the judge is… Continue watching
May 06 WATCH: ‘We don’t have certainty’ coronavirus originated in Chinese lab, Pompeo says By Candice Norwood, Nick Schifrin Secretary of State Mike Pompeo previously said there was "enormous evidence."… Continue reading
May 03 DHS report: China hid virus’ severity to hoard supplies By Will Weissert, Associated Press U.S. officials believe China covered up the extent of the coronavirus outbreak — and how contagious the disease is — to stock up on medical supplies needed to respond to it, intelligence documents show. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 7:18 As the longest war grinds on, Afghanistan now faces pandemic enemy By Jane Ferguson The scourge of COVID-19 is even more severe in less-developed nations -- and the presence of military conflict makes it worse still. Afghanistan is among the countries facing this heightened threat, as thousands of cases of the virus collide with… Continue watching
Apr 07 WATCH: Secretary of State Pompeo speaks about efforts to bring U.S. citizens home By Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold a news briefing on April 7. Continue reading
Mar 31 WATCH: Pompeo outlines plan for Venezuela transitional government that could lead to sanctions relief By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will brief reporters on Tuesday morning, when he is expected to outline the Trump administration’s plan to lift sanctions on Venezuela in exchange for a new proposal for a transitional government representing allies of both… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 4:38 News Wrap: DOJ announces indictment of Venezuela’s Maduro In our news wrap Thursday, the Justice Department announced indictments of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his top allies on charges of narco-terrorism. Attorney General William Barr said they conspired to flood the U.S. with cocaine. Also, Israel’s year-long political… Continue watching
Mar 25 WATCH: Pompeo accuses China of disinformation campaign on coronavirus By Zoe Rohrich In a media briefing Wednesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said China was “the first country to know about the risk to the world from this virus. And they repeatedly delayed sharing that information with the globe."… Continue reading
Mar 23 U.S. slashes aid to Afghanistan after Pompeo trip to Kabul By Kathy Gannon, Rahim Faiez, Associated Press The announcement came from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday after he made an unannounced visit to Kabul to meet with Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah. Continue reading