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NewsAug 22, 2025Read →

Trump Admin Looking Into Visa-Holding Foreigners For Violations

The magic number for the Trump administration is 55 million. That is the number of people who have visas issued by the U.S. who will be reviewed to see if there are any violations that could lead to deportation…

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NewsJan 15, 2025Read →

Watch: Marco Rubio Confirmation Hearing Interrupted By Protesters

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) was unbothered by protestors donned in pink attire, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate on Wednesday. Rubio was selected by President-elect Donald Trump to head the Department of…

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NewsFeb 13, 2023Read →

State Department Receives Negative Response Upon Announcement of Culinary Program

The State Department’s latest program did not receive an overwhelming positive response. Over the weekend, the department stated in a tweet, “We’re excited about the with and the ” The tweet continues, “Hear from and…

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NewsMay 25, 2021Read →

Biden State Dept. Official: US Could Be Aiding Hamas Terrorists, ‘No Guarantee’ Where Money Goes

As the United States prepares to send massive amounts of aid to Gaza, the Biden administration admits it hasn’t a clue whether Hamas will get its terrorist hands on the cash. Hamas recently rained more than 4,000…

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NewsApr 11, 2021Read →

Top US Diplomat Criticizes China, Says ‘Need To Get To the Bottom’ of COVID-19 Origin

China’s failure to provide access to global health experts made the COVID-19 pandemic worse than it had to be, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said on Sunday, and it was important to “get to the bottom” of the…

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NewsFeb 26, 2021Read →

Exclusive: Biden Team Looking To Stop Saudi Arms Deals That Help It Attack Others

After pausing half a billion dollars in arms deals with Saudi Arabia out of concern over casualties in Yemen, President Joe Biden’s administration may shift U.S. policy not only to cancel past deals that pose human…

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NewsFeb 22, 2021Read →

US Voices Outrage Over Rocket Attacks in Iraq but Will Not ‘Lash Out’

The United States said on Monday it was outraged by rocket attacks on coalition forces and others in Iraq but stressed it would not “lash out” and would respond at a time and place of its choosing. “We have seen the…

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NewsFeb 16, 2021Read →

US Urges Yemen’s Houthis To Stop Military Operations

The United States urged Yemen’s Houthi movement on Tuesday to halt an offensive on the government-held city of Marib and join international efforts to find a political solution to the more than six-year civil war. The…

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NewsFeb 5, 2021Read →

‘America Is Back’ – Biden Touts Muscular Foreign Policy in First Diplomatic Speech

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday promised a new era after the scattershot foreign policy of his predecessor, Donald Trump, declaring “America is back” on the global stage in his first diplomatic address as…

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NewsFeb 4, 2021Read →

Blinken Discusses US Detainees, Navalny and Arms Control With Russia’s Lavrov

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called for the release of Americans detained in Russia during a call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday that also encompassed nuclear arms control and China, a…

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NewsFeb 2, 2021Read →

US Says Myanmar Military Takeover Constitutes Coup, Reviewing Aid

The U.S. State Department will conduct a review of its foreign assistance to Myanmar after determining that the military takeover in the Asian country this week constituted a coup, officials said on Tuesday. President…

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NewsJan 27, 2021Read →

New US Secretary of State Stands by Demand Iran Return to Nuclear Deal Before US Does

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday stuck to his stance that Tehran must resume complying with the Iran nuclear deal before Washington, which abandoned the pact under former President Donald Trump, would…

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NewsJan 20, 2021Read →

Biden’s Top Diplomat Blinken Says He Aims To Revitalize Alliances, US Leadership

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to be secretary of state, Antony Blinken, said on Tuesday that he will work to revitalize damaged American diplomacy and build a united front to counter the challenges posed by…

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NewsDec 17, 2020Read →

Biden Nominee Blinken Makes First Visit To State Department

President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. top diplomat, Antony Blinken, on Thursday went to the State Department for the first time since the election, taking part in meetings and briefings as he prepares to take…

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NewsDec 15, 2020Read →

Cuba Rejects US Report on Diplomat Health Incidents

Cuba on Tuesday rejected a U.S. government report concluding that directed radio frequency was the most plausible explanation for mysterious ailments suffered by U.S. diplomats in Havana and elsewhere, calling it more…

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NewsOct 25, 2020Read →

US State Dept Confirms Paused Diversity Training, Says Committed To Inclusion

The U.S. State Department said on Sunday it has suspended employee training programs related to diversity and inclusion, confirming a Reuters exclusive a day before, but affirmed its commitment to fostering a more…

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NewsOct 24, 2020Read →

Exclusive: US State Department Suspends All Diversity Training After Trump’s Directive

The U.S. State Department has suspended all training programs for employees related to diversity and inclusion, an internal cable obtained by Reuters showed, after President Donald Trump directed federal agencies last…

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StoryOct 21, 2020Read →

State Department Designates Six Additional Chinese News Outlets as ‘Foreign Missions’

The State Department is taking action against more Chinese media outlets by designating them “foreign missions” and accusing them of publishing propaganda. In a statement , State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus…

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NewsAug 12, 2020Read →

Pompeo Says He Warned Lavrov Against Offering Bounties for US Soldiers

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday said he warned his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov that there would be “an enormous price to pay” if Moscow is offering bounties to kill U.S. soldiers or other Western…

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NewsAug 12, 2020Read →

State Department Watchdog Finds Fault in Conduct of US Ambassador to Britain

U.S. Ambassador to Britain Woody Johnson has made insensitive and inappropriate comments during his tenure, including about race, religion and sex, the State Department’s inspector general has found, judging that morale…

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