UPDATE: Pompeo's hearing may not have gone as well as he would have liked. 

CNN:

In interviews with CNN, Democratic Sens. Tim Kaine and Jeanne Shaheen -- who sit on the panel and backed Pompeo's nomination to be CIA director -- say they are harboring concerns with the nominee, a clear signal they may vote against him. In addition, Republican Rand Paul also told CNN that the hearing "really solidified" his opposition to Pompeo.

"I voted for him as CIA director and haven't had cause to regret that vote," Kaine told CNN. "But I have serious doubts about whether he's the diplomat that we need right now."

If all three members ultimately vote "no," then Pompeo won't have enough votes to win a favorable recommendation from the committee.

But in an extraordinarily rare move, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell could still bring up the nomination on the floor of the Senate despite the negative vote in the committee. If that would occur, Pompeo would need the support of at least one Democratic senator, given Paul's opposition and the continued absence of Sen. John McCain, who is recovering from brain cancer. And behind the scenes, Pompeo has been working to lock down support from moderate Democrats, including ones in tough races, to push him through on the floor.

According to the Senate historian's office, there are no instances of a secretary of state nominee receiving an unfavorable committee vote since 1925.

Read more: Pompeo may fall short of majority support on Senate committee (CNN)

CIA Director and Secretary of State nominee Mike Pompeo testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Thursday.

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Outgoing CIA Director Mike Pompeo Takes Heat From Democrats Over Russia (BuzzFeed News)

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez, the ranking member on the committee, also asked Pompeo about a Washington Post story that said Trump, in a March 2017 meeting with Pompeo and Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats, had asked that Coats intervene in the FBI’s Russia investigation.

“I’m not going to talk about the conversations the president and I had,” Pompeo said. “But I will tell you this, the article’s suggestion that he asked me to do anything that was improper is false.”

But Pompeo told Menendez he doesn’t remember what, exactly, Trump asked him that day. “Senator, I don’t recall,” Pompeo said. “I don’t recall what he asked me that day, precisely. But I have to tell you, I’m with the president an awful lot, he has never asked me to do anything that I considered remotely improper.”

Senators Urge Secretary of State Pick to Avoid Trump's Worst Instincts (NYT)

Under persistent questioning, Mr. Pompeo said that he had spoken to Robert S. Mueller III, the special counsel investigating Russia’s meddling in the 2016 election. But Mr. Pompeo refused to describe what he had said, maintaining he was at the hearing to discuss foreign policy.

Key moments: Pompeo blames tensions with Moscow on 'Russia's bad behavior' (Politico)

Responding to queries from Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Pompeo said that “the historic conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union — and now Russia — is caused by Russia’s bad behavior.”

Pompeo said American sanctions against Russia to punish them for foreign interference should continue. “Vladimir Putin has not yet received the message sufficiently,” he said. 

In an exchange with Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Pompeo also said the U.S. should take further action to halt Russian incursions in eastern Europe. 

“We need to push back in each place and in every vector,” he said. “We need to make sure that Vladimir Putin doesn’t succeed in what he believes his ultimate goal is.”

Pompeo pressed on plans for cybersecurity at State (The Hill)

Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) asked Pompeo about his plans for the cybersecurity position at the State Department, an apparent reference to the now-defunct role of cybersecurity coordinator. Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, who President Trump fired last month, eliminated the position as part of his broader reorganization plan for the department — a move that irked both Republicans and Democrats.

“I have had the [organization] chart shown to me, I have seen the holes,” Pompeo said Thursday. “Beyond that, I haven’t given a great deal of consideration to people filling particular positions.” 

“I can only say that, every element of government has a piece of its cyber duty, it’s one of the challenges that it’s so deeply divided that we don’t have a central place to do cyber work,” Pompeo said.

“At the CIA, we’ve spent a great deal of resources. I hope we have delivered value on our cyber efforts. I would hope we do the same thing at the State Department,” he said.

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