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The Senate has narrowly confirmed Mike Pompeo to be secretary of state. The outgoing CIA director secured support from 57 senators, with 42 voting no and one senator absent.
CIA Director Mike Pompeo has been approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to be secretary of state in a party line vote.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said that although he’s looking ahead optimistically to a historic summit meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un he could still pull out if he feels it’s “not going to be fruitful.”
President Donald Trump has replaced Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with current CIA Director Mike Pomeo.
President Donald Trump has replaced Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with current CIA Director Mike Pomeo, after months of speculation surrounding Tillerson's role in the Trump administration.
North Korea agreed Tuesday to send a delegation to next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea, Seoul officials said, as the bitter rivals sat for rare talks at the border to discuss how to cooperate in the Olympics and improve their long-strained ties.
The Trump administration and Congress left a number of major policy issues unresolved before leaving Washington, D.C., for the Christmas holiday last year.
President Trump's New Year's Day lambasting of Pakistan on Twitter has drawn an angry response on the streets and an official summoning of the U.S. ambassador in Islamabad to demand an explanation.
In abruptly scheduled remarks, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday refuted a report that said he had been on the verge of resigning from his Cabinet post over the summer.
This weekend United States bombers and fighter jets took part in a new show of force against North Korea.
President Donald Trump on Sunday mocked the leader of nuclear-armed North Korea as “Rocket Man” while White House advisers said the isolated nation would face destruction unless it shelves its weapons programs and bellicose threats.
President Trump addressed the nation Monday night from Fort Myer in Arlington, Virginia, about the path forward for U.S. engagement in Afghanistan, which is where America has been fighting its longest-running war.
North Korea vowed Monday to bolster its nuclear arsenal and launch "thousands-fold" revenge against the United States to respond to tough U.N. sanctions imposed after its intercontinental ballistic launches.
President Trump is slated to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G-20 summit Friday in Hamburg, Germany, marking the first time the two leaders will see each other face-to-face since Mr. Trump took office in January.
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has recused himself from TransCanada’s application for a presidential permit for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, the State Department says.
While Rex Tillerson is on his first overseas trip as Secretary of State, his aides laid off staff at the State Department on Thursday.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has narrowly approved President Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state.
