Senate Committee Approves the Nomination of Mike Pompeo

A Senate committee approved the nomination of President Donald Trump’s choice for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, on Monday after a Republican senator who had been opposed threw his support behind the CIA director in the face of party pressure.

In a surprising twist, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee will send President Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, to the Senate floor with a favorable recommendation.

Secretary of state nominee Mike Pompeo narrowly eked out an endorsement from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Monday after President Trump and a Democratic senator intervened at the last minute, all but guaranteeing that he will be confirmed by the full Senate later this week.