May 8, 2019 – *Click here to follow Katie's trip with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo* LONDON – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo participated in a religious freedom round table Wednesday morning with a number of faith leaders from the UK and other countries. The meeting took place at Lambeth Palace, the longtime...

May 8, 2019 – *Click here to follow Katie's trip with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo* LONDON -- Speaking during a joint press conference with British Foreign Minister Jeremy Hunt Wednesday afternoon, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo slammed foreign and domestic leaders who continue to support dictator Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela. “It is...

May 7, 2019 – *Click here to follow Katie's trip with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo* BAGHDAD -- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a surprise trip to Baghdad Tuesday night, standing in solidarity with the Iraqi government against escalating tensions with Iran. Due to security issues, reporters traveling with Pompeo were told to...

May 7, 2019 – *Click here to follow Katie's trip with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo* Rovaniemi, FINLAND -- Speaking to reporters after a series of meetings with foreign leaders at the 11th Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council Monday night, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned the United States is watching a credible...

May 7, 2019 – After backing from a number of military leaders and local officials, President Trump issued a pardon to former Army First Lieutenant Michael Behenna Monday evening. Behenna is from Oklahoma and was convicted of killing a man he believed to be an Al Qaeda terrorist while deployed in Iraq.  Some...

May 7, 2019 – *Click here to follow Katie's trip with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo* Rovaniemi, FINLAND -- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has cancelled a meeting scheduled with German Chancellor Merkel for Tuesday afternoon due to "pressing issues." "Unfortunately, we must reschedule the Berlin meetings due to pressing issues. We...

May 6, 2019 – *Click here to follow Katie's trip with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo* Rovaniemi, FINLAND -- Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on a four day trip to Rovaniemi, Finland; Berlin, Germany; London, United Kingdom and Nuuk, Greenland. Townhall is traveling with the Secretary throughout, reporting on speeches and a series...

May 6, 2019 – *Click here to follow Katie's trip with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo* Rovaniemi, FINLAND -- Speaking at the kick off of the 11th Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council Monday afternoon, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned Russia and China against taking aggressive action in the newly developing region. The...

May 6, 2019 – *Click here to follow Katie's trip with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo* Rovaniemi, FINLAND -- Speaking at the kick off of the 11th Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council Monday afternoon, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo touted efforts by the United States to reduce environmental damage through free markets and...

May 6, 2019 – United States Air Force C-32A - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Monday afternoon as tensions over Russia’s role in propping up Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro continue.  During a gaggle with reporters onboard his plane ahead of the meeting, which will take place...

May 6, 2019 – Over the weekend Islamic terrorist organizations Hamas and Islamic Jihad fired nearly 1000 rockets into Israel from the Gaza Strip. Four civilians were killed and thousands have spent days in bomb shelters. The last 48 hours in Israel:690 rockets fired from Gaza at Israeli civilians240 Iron Dome Aerial Defense System...

May 6, 2019 – United States Air Force C-32A - Speaking onboard United States Air Force C-32A to reporters Sunday night, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo backed up a statement released by White House National Security Advisor John Bolton on Iran. “In response to a number of troubling and escalatory indications and warnings, the...

May 5, 2019 – White House National Security Advisor John Bolton announced in a statement late Sunday night the United States is moving military assets to combat aggression by Iran.  “In response to a number of troubling and escalatory indications and warnings, the United States is deploying the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike...

May 3, 2019 – John Brennan served as the CIA director from 2013 through January 2017. He oversaw the agency during the Trump transition and took orders from President Obama. After leaving the agency, he ended up at MSNBC where he regularly claimed President Trump colluded with the Russian government to steal the 2016...

May 3, 2019 – The Supreme Court is set to rule between now and the end of June on whether the Trump administration can put a question about citizenship on the 2020 U.S. census. After oral arguments took place two weeks ago, court watchers predicted the Justices will rule the question is constitutional....

May 3, 2019 – Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham sent a letter to Special Counsel Robert Mueller Friday afternoon. In it, Graham invited Mueller to testify in front of the Committee if he believes Attorney General William Barr has somehow misrepresented his investigation.  From the letter: Dear Mr. Mueller:Thank you and...

May 3, 2019 – Secretary of State Mike Pompeo isn't mincing words in response to Democrat Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's comments earlier this week that the United States, not dictator Nicolas Maduro or socialist policies, are to blame for the current crisis in Venezuela.  "The challenges that face the Venezuelan people today are years...

May 2, 2019 – During his first term in office, President Trump has already solidified his legacy of remaking the courts and appointing conservative, constitutional loyalists to the federal bench.  Today, Rodolfo Armando Ruiz became the 100th judge to be confirmed under President Trump's tenure in the White House. Senate just confirmd 100th...

May 2, 2019 – When Attorney General Bill Barr issued a four page memo documenting the bottom line findings of Robert Mueller's Special Counsel investigation on March 24, he volunteered to testify in front of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees. On April 18, he released the full Mueller report with minimal redactions....

May 1, 2019 – Today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing wouldn't be complete without Hawaii's Democrat Senator, Mazie Hirono, making a complete fool of herself.  During her questioning of Attorney General Bill Barr, which was mostly a long winded and nonsensical monologue, Hirono immediately engaged in smears. Sen. Mazie Hirono to AG Barr: "Now...

May 1, 2019 – Last week Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr. In it, they raised concerns FBI agents may have met with members of the Trump transition team with a purpose of gathering intelligence for leaks to the media. The agents in question are former...

May 1, 2019 – Democrat Senator Sheldon Whitehouse attempted to shame Attorney General Bill Barr during testimony on Wednesday morning for using the term "spying" to describe FBI actions against the Trump campaign during the 2016 presidential election. It didn't work.  "I'm not going to abjure the use of the word spying. My...

May 1, 2019 – Testifying in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday morning, Attorney General Bill Barr stated that President Trump was falsely accused of colluding with the Russian government during the 2016 presidential election.  "If the President is being falsely accused, which the evidence now suggests the accusations against him were...

May 1, 2019 – The effort to oust dictator Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela continues today after President Juan Guiado launched a new operation yesterday in hopes of a military defection. In response, Maduro's Cuban thugs ran people over in the streets with heavy armored vehicles and fired tear gas.  While watching the video...

May 20, 2019 – The White House sent a letter to House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler Monday afternoon informing him former White House Counsel Don McGahn will not be complying with a subpoena for testimony. "At the President’s direction, the White House has been completely transparent with the Special Counsel’s investigation.  The...