Mike Pompeo

The 2024 presidential election is around 22 months away but could heat up as a big topic in 2023. Three candidates currently lead the way in polls ahead of the next presidential election. Here’s a look at one big factor that may decide who wins the Republican nomination: What Happened:...

Mike Pompeo, who served as a Secretary of State in President Donald Trump’s administration, said recently he’s lining up his ducks for a shot at his former boss’ job in 2024. What Happened: Pompeo told a gathering of over 1000 people at the Navy Pier in Chicago this...

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency allegedly discussed kidnapping or assassinating controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in 2017, according to a new investigation by Yahoo News. What Happened? On Monday, Yahoo News reported that interviews with more than 30 anonymous former U.S....

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. has dealt a direct blow to China’s Huawei Technologies and the Chinese Communist Party by further limiting the company’s ability to acquire U.S. technology, which Pompeo says would compromise the integrity of the world’s...

The U.S. is “looking at” banning the short-form mobile video TikTok and other Chinese social media apps, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News in a Monday interview.  What Happened: TikTok, a short-form video app owned by China-based ByteDance, has generated privacy...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress Wednesday that Hong Kong was no longer autonomous from China, a determination that could affect the region’s trade relationship with the United States. What Happened The State Department is required under a pro-democracy law passed late last year,...

The investigative spotlight on President Donald Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s leader has started to pull other members of Trump's inner circle into its glare as House committees on Monday sent subpoenas to Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and reports surfaced...

Drone strikes on marquee Saudi Arabian oil assets could lead to a spike in crude prices today, particularly contracts priced in Brent terms, the global benchmark. On Saturday, a Yemeni militia group, the Houthi rebels, took credit for the attack, saying they flew 10 drones over assets controlled by...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blamed Iran for attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman Thursday and said the incidents are part of a campaign to escalate tension, sending markets lower at the time of his remarks.  The secretary of state said he instructed the U.S. ambassador...

Saudi Arabia's energy minister said Monday that two of its tankers came under attack over the weekend. What Happened At least four separate oil vessels, two of which belong to Saudi Arabia, came under attack in the Gulf of Oman near the United Arab Emirates' eastern coast, The Wall Street...

This week's summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un didn’t end as either party planned. Kim had sought a window into international trade. Trump had sought nuclear disarmament. Neither found the objectives worth compromise. “Sometimes you have to...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced new plans Monday to provide $113 billion in direct government investment for Indo-Pacific countries administered through a new agency, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. Japan, Australia and a handful of other Asian countries have...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has far more on his plate than abandoned Iran deals and tentative truces with North Korea. As Pompeo engages the international community, he’s stealing over-the-shoulder glances at the domestic economy.  “For us to achieve our foreign policy...

President Donald Trump has picked former CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. The nation's prospective top diplomat may not be a household name for most investors, so here’s a rundown of his background. Pompeo's Business Career Pompeo is a...

The list of notable departures from the White House grew Tuesday after President Donald Trump ousted Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, as first reported by The Washington Post. What Happened Trump asked Tillerson to resign from his post last week. CIA Director Mike Pompeo will assume the...