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hat he has thinned out the amount of staff at the bureau." The report, "released Tuesday, comes two days before Pompeo's scheduled testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Thursday, where he is expected to face considerable scrutiny from Democratic senators." Says the report, "Over the last three and a half years, the

d clean it out." The Washington Times <https://www.washingtontimes.corn/news/2020/jul/29/kate-brown-blinks-portland- protest-deal-chad-wolf/> (7/29, Dinan, 492K) calls the agreement "a possible solution to months of violent clashes that have stained the city," the AP <https://apnews.com14422d02a7186654

Cheney, 4.29M) reports that on Thursday, Lisa Kenna, Secretary of State Pompeo's executive secretary, and "gatekeeper of sorts to his office," told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that "2019 contacts between Pompeo and...Rudy Giuliani — which ultimately led to the ouster of U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch --" wer

ngs, 10.31M) and the Washington Times <hftps://vvww.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/jul/23/doj-inspector-general-probe-federal-forces-portlan> (7/23, Dinan, 492K), among other news outlets, also report the announcement. Trump Defends Deployment Of Agents To Portland. President Trump said on Fox News' Ha

n/2020/07/30/pompeo-slams-us-tech-for-downplaying-china-cyber-threat.html> (7/30, Macias, 3.62M) reports on its website that in an appearance before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday, Secretary of State Pompeo "slammed U.S. tech companies...for their lack of transparency in regards to the breadth and depth of intelle

le the Washington Times <https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/juU30/vote-rigging-and-hanging-chads-a-brief-history-of-/> EFTA00136346 (7/30, Dinan, 492K) offers "a brief history of contested elections." The Daily Caller <https://dailycaller.corn/2020/07/30/top-republicans-oppose-trumps-suggesti

f- dozen occasions." Hyten, however, has denied the allegations. Senate Committee Backs Craft To Be UN Ambassador. Reuters (7/25, Zengerle) reports the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday voted 15-7 to back Kelly Craft, currently the US Ambassador to Canada, as President Trump's envoy to the United Nations. Sen. Bob Menen

lan includes $100 billion less in new spending than what Democrats wanted and prevented steep cuts to defense." However, the Washington limes (7/25, Dinan, 492K) reports, "rank- and-file Republicans who usually leap to the president's defense begged off this time." House Freedom Caucus members Reps. Wa

rebukes from the White House that President Trump had not been briefed about the threats to U.S. soldiers before the reports surfaced;' Pompeo told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that "the proper people have been aware of every single threat to our soldiers on the ground in Afghanistan whether that was General [Austin) Mille

e the Civil War." The New York Times (7/30, Burns, 18.61M) looks at who has the power to set and delay elections, while the Washington Times (7/30, Dinan, 492K) offers "a brief history of contested elections." The Daily Caller (7/30, Datoc, 716K) headlines its report "'No Way' - Top Republicans Kill

rop Resistance To State Dept. Nominees. Bloomberg (7/10, Wadhams, Flatley, 4.73M) reports Secretary of State Pompeo "is refusing to testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee unless it holds hearings on five senior State Department nominees, including the administration's new ambassador to Ukraine, in what Democrats call

that would cause them not to be in total charge of the country." House Democrats Seek To Freeze Capitol Police Budget. The Washington Times (7/12, Dinan, 492K) reports House Democrats are "moving ahead with a budget that freezes but doesn't trim any funding for the U.S. Capitol Police." Instead, Dem

Abrams Tells Senators US Will Continue To Recognize Guaid6 As Venezuela's Interim President. The AP (8/4, Smith) reports that om testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday, the US's special representative to Venezuela, Elliott Abrams, "said...that the Trump Administration will continue recognizing lawmaker Jua

st few days have seen the violence subside dramatically. What happened?' William McGurn @WSJ" Violent Protests Continue. The Washington Times (8/4, Dinan, 492K) reports federal agents have "curtailed their presence in Portland but violent protests have continued," with police declaring "a riot Monday

e White House that EFTA01658331 President Trump had not been briefed about the threats to U.S. soldiers before the reports surfaced," Pompeo told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that "the proper people have been aware of every single threat to our soldiers on the ground in Afghanistan whether that was General [Austin) Mille

e the Civil War." The New York Times (7/30, Burns, 18.61M) looks at who has the power to set and delay elections, while the Washington Times (7/30, Dinan, 492K) offers "a brief history of contested elections." The Daily Caller (7/30, Datoc, 716K) headlines its report "'No Way' - Top Republicans Kill