(Graeme Jennings / Washington Examiner)

Mike Pompeo closed the door on any speculation he might run for the open Senate seat in Kansas next year. “I am going to stay here,” he said in an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner. “There’s lots of people talking about it. The only one who’s not talking about it is me.”

The secretary of state also remained optimistic that the stalled talks between the United States and North Korea could nudge forward. In the meantime, Pompeo has set a goal as the country’s top diplomat to attract the best and brightest from across the country to join the State Department.