The extraordinary warning – sent to the State Department’s top deputy – came after an earlier bitter exchange between Mike Pompeo and key Democrats.
Author: Deirdre Shesgreen, USA TODAY
US, North Korea to restart nuclear talks after missile tests, State Department says
The decision would rekindle stalled negotiations despite a series of recent North Korea missile tests that rattled Trump’s strategy toward the nation.
Bolton takes on Trump’s approach to North Korea, saying Kim will do ‘whatever he can to keep’ nukes
John Bolton, in his first public remarks since leaving the Trump administration, said he was now free to give an “unvarnished” view of North Korea.
Trump’s envoy for Ukraine resigns as scrutiny of his role in Trump-Zelensky scandal grows
Kurt Volker was named in a whistleblower complaint released this week amid a growing controversy over Trump and contacts with the Ukrainian government.
Mike Pompeo under growing scrutiny for State Department’s role in Ukraine scandal
Mike Pompeo said State Department officials acted appropriately in their dealings with Ukrainian officials. But Pompeo is facing Democratic scrutiny,.
‘A lot of it started with Ukraine’: Why the Trump-Zelensky call isn’t just about Joe Biden
For Trump, this isn’t just about Joe Biden. It’s also about Russia, Robert Mueller and Paul Manafort, his onetime campaign manager who is now in prison.
Pompeo says Iranians are ‘bloodthirsty,’ ‘looking for war.’ Zarif says US is ‘posturing’
Pompeo has blamed Iran for a crippling strike on Saudi oil facilities and said the U.S. will respond. Javad Zarif, Iran’s foreign minister, dismissed President Trump’s decision to send additional troops to the Persian Gulf as “posturing.”
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President Trump to host Otto Warmbier’s parents for dinner at the White House
Otto Warmbier died after being imprisoned in North Korea. Fred and Cincy Warmbier have crusaded against Kim Jong Un’s regime since their son’s death
Trapped, alone and ‘desperate to come home.’ American siblings barred from leaving China
The State Department has warned Americans about China’s growing use of exit bans, sometimes used to keep Americans in China for years.
Trump confirms death of Osama bin Laden’s son in counterterrorism operation
President Donald Trump announced Hamza bin Laden’s death in a statement Saturday that did not provide details about how or when he was killed.