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US State Department

Iranian Commander Issues Reminder That US Is the World's "Top Criminal with Regard to Missiles"

'Rubber-Stamping' Trump War Cabinet, Six Democrats Vote to Confirm Pompeo

Jake Johnson, staff writer

Pompeo

"The U.S. appears headed towards a catastrophic exit from the Iran deal in spite of the pleas of our closest allies and Mike Pompeo will only encourage Trump off the brink."

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Thanks to Rand Paul's "Cowardly Flip-Flop," Senate Committee Approves Warmonger Pompeo

Jake Johnson, staff writer

"In voting to recommend Mike Pompeo for Secretary of State, the Senate Foreign...

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Denouncing Pompeo's 'Disturbing' Pro-War Record, Grassroots Groups Push Democrats to Unite Against His Confirmation

Jake Johnson, staff writer

The confirmation of Pompeo and Trump CIA pick Gina Haspel would "normalize...

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Democrat Heitkamp Backing War Hawk Pompeo Because Trump 'Entitled to His Own Cabinet'

Displaying 'Hostility' Towards Women's Rights, Trump's State Dept. Omits Reproductive Freedoms From Annual Report

'Should Be a No-Brainer': Progressives Urge Democrats to Muster Guts to Block Pompeo

Mobilizing Online and In the Streets, Sane Voices Demand Senate #StopPompeo

Citing His Refusal to Face 'Most Pressing Issue of Our Time,' 200+ Green Groups Urge Senate to Reject Climate-Denying Pompeo

As Progressives Nationwide Urgently Mobilize to Block Pompeo, Hillary Clinton Reportedly Gave Him 'Advice'

Current CIA chief Mike Pompeo, President Donald Trump's pick for secretary of State. (Photo: Gage Skidmore/flickr/cc)

Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Pro-Torture Super Hawk Mike Pompeo Becoming Secretary of State: No Way

The official portrait of CIA deputy director Gina Haspel, a woman some in her own agency called "Bloody Gina."

Despite Torture-Loving Pasts, Schumer Not Pushing Democrats to Oppose Pompeo or Haspel

'Recipe for War': Experts Warn Pompeo Pick Increases Risk of US Attack on Iran

Tillerson to Pompeo: 'From Exxon's CEO to the Koch Brothers' Most Loyal Lapdog'

Tillerson Finds Out Through Twitter That He's Being Canned as Secretary of State

"Rex Is Here," Trump Says Vaguely After Reporting of Plan for Tillerson's Exit

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Peace Action

Pompeo Nomination Puts Leading Hawk in Charge of U.S. Diplomacy

National Iranian-American Council

Pompeo Nomination Threatens Iran Deal, Increases Risk of War

Food & Water Watch

Rex Tillerson Out at State Department

Corporate Accountability

Exxon’s Tillerson Out, Koch’s Pompeo In

Greenpeace

Trump Has Now Somehow Picked Someone Even Worse Than Rex Tillerson for Secretary of State

Peace Action

Peace Action Applauds Proposal for North Korea Talks Without Preconditions

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Alfred W. McCoy

Golden Shower Diplomacy and the Hidden Meaning of American Decline

Basav Sen

The State Department Drama Shows Just How Far Trump Will Go for Big Oil

Richard Silverstein

With Mike Pompeo, Trump Is Heading into Dangerous Waters

Jim Lobe, Eli Clifton

Pompeo: Springtime for Irano/Islamophobes

Juan Cole

Top 5 Signs Donald Trump Might Be an Effing Moron

Ann Wright

Killer Drones and the Militarization of U.S. Foreign Policy

Trita Parsi

Much Ado About Nothing: Politico’s Iran Deal Investigation Debunked

Jeffrey D. Sachs

The Ethics and Practicalities of Foreign Aid

John Feffer

Making America Mediocre Again

Medea Benjamin

Ten Reasons Why Elliott Abrams Would Make a Dreadful Deputy Secretary of State

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