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Senate panel backs Mike Pompeo as secretary of state

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 10-9 on Monday in favor of Mike Pompeo, the CIA director, becoming the next secretary of state.

After saying he would oppose Pompeo's nomination, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) announced right before the vote that he had changed his mind, following a conversation with President Trump. The full Senate will vote later this week.