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House Democrats Demand IG Probe of Pompeo's Widely Denounced RNC Speech From Jerusalem
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
In this screenshot from the RNC's livestream of the 2020 Republican National Convention, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses the virtual convention in a prerecorded video from Jerusalem, Israel on August 25, 2020. (Photo: Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via Getty Images)
The pair of lawmakers pointed out the address appeared directly at odds with policies the secretary recently sent to State Department employees.
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'Full Frontal Attack on Rule of Law': Trump Sanctions Top ICC Officials Probing US War Crimes in Afghanistan
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The Trump administration on Wednesday announced sanctions targeting International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda and Phakiso Mochochoko, the court's prosecution jurisdiction division director. (Photo: ICC)
Human rights advocates blasted the move as "another brazen attack against...
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Citing His 'Alarming Disregard' for the Law, House Committee Launches Contempt Proceedings Against Pompeo
Jake Johnson, staff writer
"You don't get to repeatedly defy congressional subpoenas and undermine the...
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on August 24, 2020 in Jerusalem.
'Unprecedented and Wrong': Pompeo Slammed for Plans to Address GOP Convention From Jerusalem
A Yemeni boy rides a bike on rubble of houses destroyed in a recent airstrike carried out by warplanes of the Saudi-led coalition, on May 23, 2019 in Sana'a, Yemen.
'Emergency Was a Sham': Top Democrat Says IG Report on Saudi Arms Deal 'Deeply Damning' for Pompeo
The U.S. Department of State building is seen in Washington, D.C., on July 22, 2019.
"This Doesn't Smell Right": Acting State Dept. Inspector General Resigns Just Months After Predecessor Fired
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo listens during a cabinet meeting in the East Room of the White House on May 19, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Pompeo Pushes 'Radical, Isolationist, Anti-Rights, Anti-Scientific, Religious Agenda' With Human Rights Report
An image of Paul Whelan, a former U.S. marine who was arrested for alleged spying in Moscow, is displayed behind Secretary of State Mike Pompeo as he speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington, D.C. on June 10, 2020.
Ousted IG Says State Dept. Tried to Bully Him Into Dropping Saudi Arms Probe
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo leaves after a press briefing at the State Department on May 20, 2020.
Lavish Taxpayer-Funded Dinners Hosted by Pompeo Spark Concern Over Real Purpose
State Department Inspector General Steve Linick departs the U.S. Capitol October 02, 2019.
'Slow Moving Coup': Outrage After Trump Quietly Fires State Department Inspector General Friday Night
Agricultural workers work in Salinas, California.
As Trump Limits Guest Workers From Mexico Amid Coronavirus, Farmers Warn of Labor and Food Shortages
Afghan children look on as a U.S. soldier from the Provincial Reconstruction team (PRT) Steel Warriors patrols in the mountains of Nuristan Province on Dec. 19, 2009.
'Total Win!': Human Rights Groups Welcome ICC Probe of US Torture and War Crimes in Afghanistan
Gun Control Advocates Slam Trump's "Reckless" Decision to Loosen Firearm Exports Regulations
Trump to Issue New Rule Restricting Visas for Pregnant Women in Latest Attack on Most Vulnerable
New Trove of Ukraine Documents Exposes 'Clear Paper Trail From Rudy Giuliani to the Oval Office to Secretary Pompeo'

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