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Mike Pompeo
politics
Nov. 10, 2020
Pompeo Cracks Very Unfunny Joke About Trump Second Term
The secretary of State slipped in a badly timed laugh line as he joined with Republicans in questioning the results of the election.
By
Justin Miller
foreign policy
Oct. 10, 2020
Armenia and Azerbaijan Are at War. Does President Trump Even Know?
As the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict threatens to escalate into a proxy war between Russia and Turkey, the once-influential U.S. sits on the sidelines.
By
Jonah Shepp
vision 2020
Sept. 24, 2020
Pompeo’s Swing-State Appearances Look a Lot Like Campaigning for Trump
The secretary of State has been touting the president’s agenda in key battlegrounds, violating norms and possibly the Hatch Act.
By
Charlotte Klein
tiktok
Aug. 2, 2020
What’s Going on With Trump’s TikTok Ban and the Microsoft Deal?
As TikTok users continue to hold their looped breath, Microsoft is again trying to acquire the app after dealing with some Trump-prompted confusion.
By
Chas Danner
2020 elections
June 28, 2020
Biden’s Surge Could Flip the Senate — and Boost His Presidency
A rising tide from the top of the ticket may lift Democrats to control of the Senate, which would make a successful Biden administration more likely.
By
Ed Kilgore
inspector general purge
May 20, 2020
Pompeo Says IG Should Have Been Fired ‘Some Time Ago’ But Won’t Say Why
The secretary of state denies that he was retaliating against the inspector general, who was reportedly investigating him over multiple issues.
By
Adam K. Raymond
politics
May 18, 2020
Fired Inspector General Was Also Investigating Pompeo’s Saudi Arms Sale
Pompeo claims he did not know inspector general Steve Linick was investigating him. Trump says he only needed to hear that Obama appointed him.
By
Chas Danner
coronavirus
Mar. 25, 2020
U.S. Foils G7 Consensus by Insisting on the Term ‘Wuhan Virus’: Report
The Trump administration has again stymied the plans of the annual G7 — this time by teleconference.
By
Matt Stieb
war
Jan. 28, 2020
50 U.S. Troops Diagnosed With Brain Injuries As a Result of Iran Strikes
Last week, Trump dismissed the soldiers’ injuries as “headaches” that were “not very serious.”
By
Eric Levitz
the national interest
Jan. 25, 2020
Pompeo Dares Veteran Foreign Correspondent to Find Ukraine on Map (She Does)
Secretary of State has wild meltdown with Mary Louise Kelly.
By
Jonathan Chait
mike pompeo
Jan. 7, 2020
Mike Pompeo Isn’t Riding to the Rescue in Kansas
Trump’s other Kansas buddy, Kris Kobach, could well blow another statewide election for Republicans, one that could even lose them Senate control.
By
Ed Kilgore
iran
Jan. 5, 2020
Mike Pompeo: Expected Iranian Retaliation Is Just a ‘Little Noise’
It’s already pretty noisy: Since Soleimani’s death, Iran withdrew from the nuclear deal, Iraq wants U.S. forces out, and the U.S. expects retaliation.
By
Matt Stieb
world view
Nov. 19, 2019
Trump’s Israeli Settlement Reversal Is About What’s Good for Him, Not the Law
There’s scant evidence that the U.S. examined “all sides of the legal debate,” but altering the longstanding policy has domestic advantages for Trump.
By
Heather Hurlburt
the national circus
Oct. 3, 2019
Frank Rich: Trump’s Wrecking-Ball Impeachment Defense
His brand is chaos. What does that look like when our very constitutional order is at stake?
By
Frank Rich
politics
Sept. 12, 2019
Trump May Tap Pompeo to Pull Double Duty as National Security Adviser: Report
If Pompeo replaces Bolton, it wouldn’t be the first time one man served as secretary of State and national security adviser simultaneously.
By
Adam K. Raymond
kris kobach
July 8, 2019
Kris Kobach Senate Run Could Be Good News for Democrats
One of 2018’s big losers may be readying a comeback.
By
Ed Kilgore
palace intrigue
May 22, 2019
John Bolton Is Trying to Run a One-Man State Department: Report
Both Mike Pompeo and President Trump are reportedly frustrated with the national security adviser overstepping his bounds.
By
Matt Stieb
foreign policy
May 19, 2019
Trump Makes Needless Threat to ‘End’ Iran
It seems to have been prompted by a Fox News segment on his administration’s ramped-up tensions with the country.
By
Chas Danner
world view
Jan. 18, 2019
With Mattis Gone, Trump Is Already Sowing More Global Chaos
In just a few weeks, we’ve seen a serious uptick in odd U.S. foreign policy moves and anonymous leaking, and that isn’t good for anyone except Putin.
By
Heather Hurlburt
world view
Jan. 10, 2019
Trump Is Facing a Real Crisis — But It’s in Syria, Not at Our Border
Bolton and Pompeo were supposed to clear up confusion over troop withdrawal from Syria. Instead, the U.S. appears to have two contradictory policies.
By
Heather Hurlburt
the u.n.
Dec. 7, 2018
Heather Nauert Won’t Be in Trump’s Cabinet Because She Has No Clout
The new U.N. ambassador won’t be in the Cabinet because she doesn’t have the résumé. The practice predates Trump.
By
Ed Kilgore
politics
Oct. 18, 2018
Pat Robertson Cares More About a Saudi Weapons Deal Than a Journalist’s Murder
In comments on Jamal Khashoggi’s apparent murder, the Christian-right warhorse revealed he can no longer distinguish God’s will from Donald Trump’s.
By
Ed Kilgore
the white house
Oct. 10, 2018
My Private Oval Office Press Conference With Trump, Pence, Pompeo, and Kelly
The president
really
wanted to convince me that he isn’t going to fire his chief of staff, John Kelly. He didn’t — but, wow…
By
Olivia Nuzzi
foreign policy
Sept. 20, 2018
Pompeo Prioritizes Arms Sales Over Civilian Lives in Yemen
After he was warned about jeopardizing weapons sales, the secretary of State overruled experts who said Saudi Arabia isn’t keeping civilians safe.
By
Adam K. Raymond
north korea
Sept. 20, 2018
Pompeo Sets January 2021 Deadline for North Korea Denuclearization
Good luck with that.
By
Adam K. Raymond
state department
Sept. 19, 2018
Mike Pompeo Has Launched a War on Misplaced Commas
The secretary of state is apparently a stickler for proper punctuation.
By
Adam K. Raymond
immigration
Sept. 17, 2018
Last Year’s Refugee Cap Was the Lowest Ever. Trump Just Cut It By a Third.
The U.S. let nearly eight times as many refugees come in during 1980 as it will in the next year.
By
Ed Kilgore
foreign policy
Sept. 12, 2018
Pompeo: Saudis Are Definitely Trying to Commit Fewer Mass Murders in Yemen
Pompeo’s certification clears the way for the U.S. to continue abetting a Saudi-led intervention, which has already killed thousands of civilians.
By
Eric Levitz
north korea
Aug. 24, 2018
Trump Just Admitted That North Korea Isn’t Actually Denuclearizing
The president called off Mike Pompeo’s trip to North Korea, citing a lack of progress on denuclearization.
By
Eric Levitz
July 25, 2018
5 Takeaways and One Surprise From Mike Pompeo’s Congressional Testimony
The secretary of State appeared before Congress to answer questions for the first time since the NATO and Helsinki summits.
By
Heather Hurlburt
foreign policy
July 23, 2018
Trump Slowly Realizing It’s North Korea’s Reality Show, Not His
The president is getting frustrated about North Korea’s continued obfuscation as his fake peace deal with Kim Jong-un falls apart.
By
Chas Danner
July 11, 2018
Kim Jong-un Blew Off Mike Pompeo to Visit a Potato Farm
The North Korean leader was too busy looking over spuds and counting tractors to meet with Pompeo last weekend.
By
Adam K. Raymond
July 7, 2018
North Korea Calls U.S. Diplomatic Posture ‘Regrettable’
It turns out that getting the country to discard its nukes probably won’t be so easy — shocking no one who has been paying attention.
By
Benjamin Hart
July 6, 2018
Mike Pompeo Will Give Kim Jong-un Elton John’s ‘Rocket Man’ on CD
In their first meeting, the North Korean dictator told Trump he hadn’t heard the song that inspired Trump’s nickname for Kim.
By
Adam K. Raymond
July 1, 2018
Still No Clarity From White House on North Korea Plan
But at least we’re not at war yet.
By
Chas Danner
foreign policy
June 14, 2018
Pompeo Tries to Clean Up Trump’s Messy Claims About North Korea Summit
While the president was hazy on timeframes, Pompeo offered a clearer (yet unrealistic) aim: “major disarmament” by the end of Trump’s first term.
By
Margaret Hartmann
foreign policy
May 22, 2018
Trump Pushes a New International Order Based on U.S. Bullying
The administration thinks military might, and threatening to use it, are key. Iran and North Korea developments show the plan is off to a shaky start.
By
Heather Hurlburt
May 21, 2018
Pompeo Unveils Hyperaggressive Iran Strategy That Hints at Regime Change
A set of demands the secretary of State knows will go unfulfilled.
By
Benjamin Hart
foreign policy
May 13, 2018
Pompeo Says North Korea Will Get Americans Instead of Aid
The Trump administration apparently thinks the communist nation will accept capitalism in exchange for its nukes.
By
Chas Danner
foreign policy
May 9, 2018
Pompeo Is Returning From North Korea With U.S. Captives
Kim Hak-song, Tony Kim, and Kim Dong-chul have been freed.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Apr. 26, 2018
Pompeo Confirmed As Secretary of State, With Seven Democratic Votes
Once Trump and Pompeo brought Rand Paul around, the hawkish CIA director’s confirmation was inevitable.
By
Ed Kilgore
Apr. 23, 2018
Rand Paul Will Vote to Confirm Pompeo (and His Own Fraudulence)
The senator has decided to pretend that Trump’s hawkish pick for secretary of State is a secret libertarian isolationist.
By
Eric Levitz
Apr. 23, 2018
Senate Panel Poised to Reject Pompeo for Secretary of State
But the CIA director is likely to get the promotion, anyway.
By
Eric Levitz
Apr. 20, 2018
It Turns Out Mike Pompeo Never Served in the Gulf War
It seems like almost everyone was under the impression that he had.
By
Benjamin Hart
foreign policy
Apr. 17, 2018
With Pompeo-Kim Jong-un Meeting, Trump Underscores State Department Irrelevance
The CIA director’s deep involvement in talks with the North Korean leader shows Trump has little regard for Senate or diplomatic procedure.
By
Margaret Hartmann
Mar. 16, 2018
Gina Haspel Actually Did Not Supervise CIA’s Most Notorious Use of Waterboarding
New reporting shows Gina Haspel was not at a black site when Abu Zubaydah was waterboarded 83 times. But there are other issues with her record.
By
Ed Kilgore
foreign policy
Mar. 14, 2018
No, Mike Pompeo Isn’t Going to Save the State Department
Even if Pompeo is capable of restoring the State Department to its former glory, it doesn’t appear that’s what Trump wants him to do.
By
Jonah Shepp
Mar. 14, 2018
Mike Pompeo, Trump’s Pick for Secretary of State, Has a Problem With Islam
A known Islamophobe serving as the nation’s top diplomat seems like a bad idea.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Mar. 13, 2018
Tillerson’s Firing Brings America Closer to War With North Korea
The secretary’s departure suggests Trump will kill the Iran deal in May – and sabotage the prospects of diplomacy with North Korea in the process.
By
Eric Levitz
Mar. 13, 2018
Trump’s Choice to Lead CIA Oversaw ‘Black Site’ Interrogation Program
Gina Haspel reportedly oversaw the waterboarding of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri and the destruction of interrogation tapes.
By
Ed Kilgore
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