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ational antiabortion declaration, in a rebuke of United Nations human rights bodies that have sought to protect abortion access. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo participated in the virtual signing ceremony. "There is no international right to abortion," he said. (Miriam Berger) • Attorney General Bill Barr

ay." • The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is dispatching 59 lawmakers and a staff of 16 to monitor voting in 10 U.S. states. (Carol Morello) • A surge of early voting in Fairfax County, Virginia's largest, has meant two-hour waits for some voters to cast ballots. (Antonio Olivo and Lol

aterial. (Tom Hamburger and Josh Dawsey) • Before he was fired as the State Department's inspector general, Steve Linick said he told top aides to Mike Pompeo that he was investigating the secretary's personal conduct "so that they wouldn't be surprised." EFTA00162712 Pompeo has repeatedly said that he

ck said China backslid the most last year on religious liberty, as thousands more people of faith were subjected to forced labor and imprisonment. (Carol Morello) • The British death toll would have been halved if the country locked down a week earlier, former government adviser Neil Ferguson testified befo

ved, despite the opposition of some of the administration's most hard-line officials. National Security Adviser John Bolton and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had advocated ending the waiver, which allows Russia, China and Europe to participate in Iran's civil nuclear program, as permitted under the 2015

administration imposed sanctions on Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, a dramatic step bound to further escalate tensions with Tehran. Carol Morello and Karen DeYoung report: "A senior administration official said Zarif had acted more as a `propaganda minister' than a diplomat. The announcement

ions, exposed internal administration tensions that have flared as a deal seemed near in recent weeks. Those tensions have pitted Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, whose chief negotiator, Zalmay Khalilzad, said a week ago that agreement 'in principle' had been reached after 10 months of talks with the militan

e Dorian has shifted into a new phase as desperate survivors flee the worst-hit areas of the Bahamas for towns and cities that were largely spared. Carol Morello reports: "Although some remain behind, many residents of the storm-battered Abaco Islands have left for Nassau, Freeport and other areas where more

his nonpartisan evening is, frankly, uncomfortably high." -- Case in point: Kennedy Center honoree Linda Ronstadt threw shade at Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during the annual dinner for honorees at the State Department. Peggy McGlone Page 17765 EFTA00047276 I upor w. rumpuu uul bll iyur di iu WC/I i

ee people and wounded eight others at a naval base in Pensacola, Fla. The FBI is investigating the incident as an act of terrorism. Devlin Barrett, Carol Morello and Hannah Knowles report: "Officials sought to reassure Pensacola residents that they knew of no ongoing threat to the area, saying that while inv

his nonpartisan evening is, frankly, uncomfortably high." -- Case in point: Kennedy Center honoree Linda Ronstadt threw shade at Secretary of State Mike Pompeo during the annual dinner for honorees at the State Department. Peggy McGlone reports: "Pompeo congratulated the singer and wondered aloud when he w

ee people and wounded eight others at a naval base in Pensacola, Fla. The FBI is investigating the incident as an act of terrorism. Devlin Barrett, Carol Morello and Hannah Knowles report: "Officials sought to reassure Pensacola residents that they knew of no ongoing threat to the area, saying that while inv

North Korea. A State Department notice released Monday said the ban will remain in place until Aug. 31, 2020, unless revoked by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. The ban was imposed in 2017 by then-Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and renewed in 2018 (The Associated Press). EFTA00047371 > Venezuela: The

y chains and weighed on global economic growth." -- The U.S. said Iranian forces may have killed more than 1,000 protesters during weeks of unrest. Carol Morello and Missy Ryan report: "Brian Hook, the special representative for Iran, said the Trump administration will ask Congress to impose harsh sanctions

n at the site before Thursday and its presence suggests the North Koreans are moving to resume tests engine tests at Sohae..." — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo attended an off-the-books sit-down meeting with a conservative group that included a number of wealthy Republican donors while he was in London for

ly chains and weighed on global economic growth." — The U.S. said Iranian forces may have killed more than 1,000 protesters during weeks of unrest. Carol Morello and Missy Ryan report: "Brian Hook, the special representative for Iran, said the Trump administration will ask Congress to impose harsh sanctions

hospitals canceling surgeries and forest fires blazing out of control because of a lack of firefighters. (Mary Beth Sheridan) 8. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he granted a visa to Iran's foreign minister to visit New York primarily to meet U.S. obligations to the United Nations, but the official's mo

and the Iranian mission six blocks away, and to the residence of Iran's U.N. ambassador nearby. The group arrived in New York on Sunday morning. (Carol Morello) 9. Britain said it will work for the release of an Iranian supertanker seized near Gibraltar if Iran guarantees the ship will not travel to Syria

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e Dorian has shifted into a new phase as desperate survivors flee the worst-hit areas of the Bahamas for towns and cities that were largely spared. Carol Morello reports: "Although some remain behind, many residents of the storm-battered Abaco Islands have left for Nassau, Freeport and other areas where more