VOA | Reports:Trump Plans to Replace Secretary of State with CIA Chief 17 DEC 2017
"Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis also weighed in when asked, saying, 'I make nothing of it. There's nothing to it.' "
FT | Trump secures appointment of Mike Pompeo as CIA director 24 JAN 2018
"On Monday Mr Pompeo formally became CIA director, with the Senate approving his selection 66 to 32, after a debate that stretched into the evening."
Trump fires top diplomat Tillerson, taps CIA's Pompeo 13 MAR 2018
"Tillerson had developed a strong relationship with Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, and the two were seen as a moderating influence on some of Trump's policies."

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Verified Voting a/o FEB 2018
Push to bolster election security stalls in Senate
"Lankford's amendment, provided to The Hill by an aide, aimed to improve the flow of information between federal officials and state officials involved in administering elections."
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