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In this April 9, 2018, photo, Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo leaves a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. Outgoing CIA Director Pompeo will tell senators weighing his confirmation as secretary of state that years of soft U.S. policy toward Russia are “now over.” That’s according to excerpts of his opening statement obtained by The Associated Press ahead of his Senate hearing on April 12. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Pompeo says humans ‘likely’ nudge climate change

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Secretary of State John F. Kerry insisted that the Obama administration was clear that any nuclear deal should be viewed separately from overall U.S. criticisms of Iran's record at home and abroad. "This plan was designed to address the nuclear issue alone, not to reform Iran's regime, or end its support for terrorism, or its contributions to sectarian violence in the Middle East," he said. (Associated Press) ** FILE **

Senators slam John Kerry: Obama’s Iran deal lacks details

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 1, 2015, file photo, Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., speaks during at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington. Democratic senators are intent on changing a bill that would give Congress a say in an emerging nuclear deal with Iran, tweaks that could make it more palatable to President Barack Obama, who called Sen. Bob Corker and Cardin, on April 8, to lobby against undermining diplomatic efforts to end a standoff with Tehran. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Ben Cardin, top Dem on Senate Foreign Relations Committee: ‘There is no trust when it comes to Iran’

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks in Washington in this March 23, 2015, file photo. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

BETSY MCCAUGHEY: Clinton Foundation protected by special deal

By Betsy McCaughey

FILE - In this July 29, 2014 file photo, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. listens on Capitol Hill in Washington. Republican senators poised to lead major committees when the GOP takes charge are intent on pushing back many of President Barack Obama's policies, setting up potential showdowns over environmental rules, financial regulations and national security. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Obama phones key senator to sell Iran deal

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, April 1, 2015, in Newark, N.J. Menendez, the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, was indicted on corruption charges, accused of using his office to improperly benefit an eye doctor and political donor. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Robert Menendez steps down as ranking member of Senate Foreign Relations Committee

By Kelly Riddell - The Washington Times

Intentional trashing of the Constitution Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

BETSY MCCAUGHEY: The president’s constitutional end run for Iran

By Betsy McCaughey

Unidentified military personnel walk along a causeway near Navarre Beach, Fla. Wednesday, March 11, 2015 as they search for survivors of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that went down Tuesday evening with 11 service members aboard. (AP Photo/Northwest Florida Daily News, Devon Ravine)

EDITORIAL: Black Hawk down reminder of warrior sacrifice

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Ukraine servicemen walk at a front-line position east of Mariupol, Tuesday. President Obama has not ruled out providing defensive weapons, but administration officials offered no clue on when Mr. Obama might make a final decision. (Associated Press)

Obama slammed for delay in arming Ukraine

By Jacqueline Klimas - The Washington Times

Sen. Robert Menendez, New Jersey Democrat, questioned witnesses about sex trafficking and other abuses during a recent hearing on Cuba. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

US pushing Cuba to improve record on human trafficking: State Dept

By Matt Hadro - Catholic News Agency

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. speaks in Highland Heights, Ky., in this Nov. 21, 2014, file photo. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

Rand Paul forces Iraq war debate, but Boehner says House will wait until next year

By Jacqueline Klimas and Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

People stand at a barricade at the regional administration building that they had seized earlier in Donetsk, Ukraine, Sunday, April 20, 2014. The Ukrainian and Russian governments are reporting a shootout at a checkpoint set up by pro-Russian insurgents in eastern Ukraine that has left one person dead and others hospitalized with gunshot wounds. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Lawmakers call for tighter sanctions on Russia

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Vice President Joe Biden smiles during a meeting with Lithuania's President Dalia Grybauskaite and Liatvia's President Andris Berzins at the Presidential palace in Vilnius, Lithuania, Wednesday, March 19, 2014. Biden arrived in Vilnius for consultations with Grybauskaite and Berzins, a few hours after Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a draft bill for the annexation of Crimea, one of a flurry of steps to formally take over the Black Sea peninsula. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Another outlandish Bidenism: I led Senate push for NATO to add Poland

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Caroline Kennedy of New York looks to members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a Sept. 19, 2013, hearing on Capitol Hill on her nomination for Ambassador to Japan. (Associated Press)

Caroline Kennedy ‘humbled’ by nomination as U.S. ambassador to Japan

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

** FILE ** Sen. John F. Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat (Associated Press)

Senate committee approves Kerry nomination for State

By Donna Cassata - Associated Press

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will testify before Congress about the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, before she steps down. (Associated Press)

Benghazi, Kerry confirmation hearings set for next week

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

President Obama shakes hands with Sen. John F. Kerry, Massachusetts Democrat, the president's choice to be the next secretary of state, as he makes the announcement at the White House on Friday, Dec. 21, 2012. If Mr. Kerry is confirmed by his fellow senators, a special election will be held to fill his Senate seat. (Associated Press)

After long wait, Kerry finally gets chance to head State

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will testify before Congress about the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, before she steps down. (Associated Press)

Clinton to testify about Benghazi before resigning

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Susan E. Rice, U.N. ambassador, has been meeting with Republicans after the uproar about the handling of the Benghazi attack. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Obama ‘proud’ of Rice, GOP still skeptical

By Guy Taylor and Susan Crabtree - The Washington Times

Robert Stephen Beecroft listens Sept. 19, 2012, during a Senate Foreign Relations committee hearing on Capitol Hill on his nomination to be ambassador to Iraq. (Associated Press)

Diplomat hits Iranian weapons flights to Syria

By Keely Brazil - The Washington Times