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"There's a long history of Russian efforts to influence the United States and conduct influence operations against the United States," said CIA Director Mike Pompeo. (Associated Press/File)

Diplomats put hope in Mike Pompeo as Rex Tillerson departs

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., asks a question of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2018, on the Financial Stability Oversight Council. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Bob Corker expects Mike Pompeo confirmation to be contentious

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 29, 2018, photo, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

The Latest: Trump fires Secretary of State Tillerson

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This March 21, 2017, photo provided by the CIA, shows CIA Deputy Director Gina Haspel. Haspel, who joined the CIA in 1985, has been chief of station at CIA outposts abroad. President Donald Trump tweeted March 13, 2018, that he would nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to be the new secretary of state and that he would nominate Haspel to replace him. She has extensive overseas experience, including several stints as chief of station at outposts abroad.(CIA via AP)

Gina Haspel’s ‘black site’ past a hurdle to CIA director confirmation

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson waves goodbye after speaking aat the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, March 13, 2018. President Donald Trump fired Tillerson and said he would nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace him, in a major staff reshuffle just as Trump dives into high-stakes talks with North Korea. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump replaces Rex Tillerson with CIA Director Mike Pompeo

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

CIA Director Mike Pompeo speaks at a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on worldwide threats, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

EDITORIAL: Trump gets a ‘true believer’ to replace a sometime skeptic

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks at the 2018 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) policy conference at Washington Convention Center, Monday, March 5, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) ** FILE **

Nancy Pelosi: Tillerson’s hiring, firing both are signs Trump is Putin’s puppet

By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump walks from the Oval Office as he leaves the White House, Friday, Feb. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Pompeo, Trump developed chemistry during daily top-secret briefings

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

CIA Director Mike Pompeo listens to a question during and event on intelligence issues at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Mike Pompeo’s move to State Department likely bad news for Iran deal

By David R. Sands - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 20, 2017, file photo, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington. Tillerson huddles Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, with nations that fought on America's side in the Korean War, looking to tighten the economic noose around North Korea over its nuclear weapons even as hopes rise for diplomacy. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Donald Trump ousts Rex Tillerson, taps CIA Director Mike Pompeo for State Dept.

By Dave Boyer and Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

"There's a long history of Russian efforts to influence the United States and conduct influence operations against the United States," said CIA Director Mike Pompeo. (Associated Press/File)

Mike Pompeo, CIA director, says no indication Russian meddling changed 2016 election outcome

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

CIA Director Mike Pompeo listens to a question during and event on intelligence issues at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **

Mike Pompeo, CIA director, warns he has ‘every expectation’ that Russia will meddle in 2018 midterms

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE - In this file image made from undated video of a news bulletin aired by North Korea's KRT on Sept. 3, 2017, North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un holds the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee. Japan's public broadcaster mistakenly sent an alert warning citizens of a North Korean missile launch and urging them to seek immediate shelter, then retracted it minutes later, days after a similar error in Hawaii. NHK television issued the message Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018 on its internet and mobile news sites as well as on Twitter, saying North Korea appeared to have fired a missile at Japan. NHK deleted its tweet after several minutes, issued a correction and apologized several times on air. (KRT via AP Video, file)

Kim Jong-un may be getting bad intel about Trump’s plans, CIA says

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

CIA Director Mike Pompeo speaks on intelligence issues at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Mike Pompeo, CIA director: North Korea leader may be getting bad information from inner circle

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

This April 13, 2016 file photo shows the seal of the Central Intelligence Agency at CIA headquarters in Langley, Va. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

CIA ramping up counterintelligence amid debate over Chinese penetration

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

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Mike Pompeo says CIA ‘crushing adversaries’ even during government shutdown

By Sally Persons - The Washington Times

U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley said on Sunday that the president's hard-line strategy would bring Pyongyang to the negotiation table. She noted, however, that the administration's demand for a denuclearized North Korea would have to be met before the idea of talks could be entertained. (Associated Press)

White House officials: North Korea stance paying off

By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times

Foreign meddling in 2018 elections a concern, CIA chief says

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Secretary of State Rex Tillerson answers a reporters question about North Korea while he meets with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, left, at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. The White House is discussing a plan to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA director Mike Pompeo, according to an administration official, who sought anonymity to discuss internal thinking. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Trump weighs plan to oust Tillerson, put CIA’s boss at State

By JOSH LEDERMAN and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson answers a reporters question about North Korea while he meets with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel at the State Department in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. The White House is discussing a plan to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA director Mike Pompeo, according to an administration official, who sought anonymity to discuss internal thinking. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

The Latest: Tillerson here, working, Trump spokeswoman says

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