WASHINGTON ― CIA Director Mike Pompeo’s nomination to be the nation’s next secretary of state appears to be on track for confirmation despite growing Democratic opposition this week and a likely unfavorable committee vote in the Senate. “I like the fact that Pompeo met with him,” Corker told reporters Wednesday at an event hosted by the Christian Science Monitor. The campaign to bolster Pompeo’s bid to be the nation’s next chief diplomat appeared to be coordinated at least in part by the Trump administration. That means that if Paul and every member of the Democratic caucus put up a united front against Pompeo, they could tank his nomination. “Mike Pompeo will be confirmed as secretary of state next week,” Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.

Source: Huffington Post April 18, 2018 22:52 UTC