News Alert: Pompeo faces pivotal vote

View in your browser     Pompeo faces pivotal vote Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo is facing a pivotal vote on the Foreign Relations Committee Monday that will show to what extremes Democrats are willing to go to fight President Trump. Democrats are mulling a bold and unusual strategy to bottle Pompeo’s nomination up in committee, but the gambit doesn't yet have full buy-in from the Democratic caucus. Some centrists facing tough reelection races are worried about being labeled obstructionists.  Yet Democratic lawmakers are under intense pressure from the party’s liberal base to oppose Trump at every turn, and senators jockeying for the 2020 presidential nomination are setting the tone when it comes to defying the president. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.