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Ousted IG Says State Dept. Tried to Bully Him Into Dropping Saudi Arms Probe
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.
Lavish Taxpayer-Funded Dinners Hosted by Pompeo Spark Concern Over Real Purpose
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo leaves after a press briefing at the State Department on May 20, 2020.
"The CEO of Chick-fil-A is not someone I would say is involved in foreign policy."
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'Slow Moving Coup': Outrage After Trump Quietly Fires State Department Inspector General Friday Night
Eoin Higgins, staff writer
State Department Inspector General Steve Linick departs the U.S. Capitol October 02, 2019.
"What checks and balances do we have left?"
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As Trump Limits Guest Workers From Mexico Amid Coronavirus, Farmers Warn of Labor and Food Shortages
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Agricultural workers work in Salinas, California.
"There won't be anyone to harvest the crops... It will be devastating to...
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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'
'Nothing But Disdain for Democracy': Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, and Pressley Join Letter Condemning Trump for Fueling Crisis in Bolivia
President Donald Trump holds his notes while speaking to the media before departing from the White House on November 20, 2019.
Ex-Republican Justin Amash Says There's Not a Jury in Country That Wouldn't Indict Trump Based on Impeachment Testimony So Far
A U.S. Army soldier fires an M4 carbine rifle
US 'War on Terror' Has Killed Over 801,000 People at Cost of $6.4 Trillion
Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs George P. Kent (L) and top U.S. diplomat in Ukraine William B. Taylor Jr. are sworn in before testifying before the House Intelligence Committee in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill November 13, 2019 in Washington, DC.
WATCH LIVE: Day 1 of Trump Impeachment Hearings
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivered his address, titled "Being a Christian Leader," to a gathering of the American Association of Christian Counselors last Friday in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo: Screengrab/State Department Website)
US State Dept. Under Fire for Using Official Website to Promote Pompeo's "Christian Nationalist Talking Points"
In Warning to Pompeo, Pocan Calls for Suspending Salaries of Trump Officials Holding 'Witnesses Hostage'
Former US Envoy Kurt Volker Details Attempts to Steer Giuliani and Trump Away From Pressure Campaign Targeting Ukraine
'In Any Normal World He Would Have to Go': Pompeo Admits Being on Trump Ukraine Call

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State Department’s Human Rights Report Highlights Trump Administration’s Anti-Human Rights Policies
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Over 120,000 Public Comments on Keystone XL Pipeline Submitted to U.S. State Department
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Amnesty International - USA
Trump Administration Undermines State Department’s Human Rights Report
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