U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday that a truce agreement between the United States and the Taliban that could lead to the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan is not without risk but “looks very promising.” Ahead of a formal announcement of the seven-day “reduction in violence” deal, Esper said it was time to give peace a chance...

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper is portraying China as a growing threat to world order

The United States and the Taliban have agreed to a temporary truce that, if successful, would open the way for a deal that would bring American troops home from Afghanistan and end 18 years of war

D’oh. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took a swipe at Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi from his personal twitter account using an image of “The Simpson’s Lisa tearing up an essay in fustration.

The man who became the first U.S. patient infected with the new virus from China has left the hospital and said in a statement that he is getting better and looking forward to life returning to normal, according to a statement from the man provided to The Associated Press on Monday.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is calling for authoritarian governments in eastern Europe and Central Asia to ease restrictions on press freedom despite criticism for his own treatment of journalists at home

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is in Ukraine as the Senate prepares to vote on whether to hear witnesses testify at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial.

Seth Meyers has some strong words for Secretary of State Mike Pompeo after he had a heated exchange with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly over her questions about Ukraine.

President Donald Trump took a moment from presenting his plan for peace in the Middle East on Tuesday to praise his secretary of state — for blasting an NPR reporter.

The State Department has denied a National Public Radio reporter a seat aboard Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s plane for an upcoming trip to Europe and Central Asia, the decision coming a few days after Pompeo lashed out at another NPR reporter.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lashed out in anger Saturday at an NPR reporter who accused him of shouting expletives at her after she asked him in an interview about Ukraine. In a direct and personal attack, America’s chief diplomat said the journalist had “lied” to him and he called her conduct “shameful.” NPR said it stood by Mary...

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo berated and cursed at an NPR reporter following a contentious exchange over Ukraine, the reporter said Friday. Correspondent Mary Louise Kelly said she was interviewing Pompeo when he cut it short after she repeatedly pressed him on why he hasn’t defended former Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch, NBC News reports. Yovanovitch was removed as the ambassador by President...

Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaidó has traveled to Colombia to participate alongside U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a regional counter-terrorism meeting. It’s a new show of support by the Trump administration for the man it says is the country’s legitimate leader. From Bogota, Guaidó plans to travel to Europe.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has broken three days of silence over the alleged surveillance and threats to the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. In interviews with conservative radio hosts on Friday, Pompeo said he had no knowledge of either until earlier this week when congressional Democrats released documents from an associate of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney suggesting that...

Since announcing on Jan. 2 that a U.S. operation had killed Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the Trump administration has offered various accounts of the intelligence assessments that President Donald Trump relied on to make his decision. Initially, Trump administration officials said Soleimani was planning an “imminent attack” against U.S. service members and diplomats without providing any evidence or offering any details....

Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi has told the U.S. secretary of state to send a delegation to Iraq tasked with formulating the mechanism for the withdrawal of U.S troops from Iraq.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that Iran and Gen. Qasem Soleimani were planning attacks on U.S. interests, including embassies, before the United State launched a strike to kill the general. The administration has not made their evidence public.

The Trump administration is banning charter flights to Cuban cities besides Havana in a new tightening of U.S. restrictions on the island. In October, the administration banned commercial flights to cities outside the capital. The State Department said in a press release Friday that charter operators would have 60 days to wind down their flights to Santiago, Holguin and seven…

President Donald Trump and his top officials on Tuesday mounted a full court press defending the killing of Qasem Soleimani, the top Iranian commander blown up in an American airstrike last week, amid continuing criticism over the move. Trump said Soleimani, whom he called a “monster” who was responsible for recently killing an American and injuring several others, was planning...

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said every action taken will be “conducted inside the international laws of war.”