VIENNA - The latest round of nuclear talks between world powers and Iran adjourned here on Friday after what a senior State Department official said was a two-week session that was "better than it might have been" but "worse than it should have been."

WASHINGTON - Tensions escalated Friday between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and congressional Democrats, as lawmakers requested formal interviews with one former and six current senior State Department officials, and Pompeo accused Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., of "hackery" and "character assassination."