Trump made his first visit to the State Department on Wednesday for the ceremonial swearing-in of Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, highlighting the pair's close relationship.

Mike Pompeo's absence means Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland won't have an equal American counterpart when she convenes a meeting of G7 foreign ministers on Sunday

Mike Pompeo, the CIA director nominated to be secretary of state, defended the Trump administration’s efforts to push back on aggression from Russia at his confirmation hearing Thursday while suggesting more sanctions on Moscow are still needed.