Politics Jul 01 Trump, top officials defend response to Russia bounty threat President Donald Trump and his top national security officials are stepping up their defense of his response to intelligence assessments that suggested Russia had offered bounties for killing U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
World Jun 30 Pompeo urges U.N. arms embargo on Iran’s `terrorist regime’ Pompeo said the United States' "overwhelming preference" is to have the council adopt the resolution. He indicated that if the resolution isn't approved, the U.S. will seek to re-impose U.N. sanctions. …
Politics Jun 24 WATCH: Pompeo holds news conference on the 2019 terrorism report The report cited a surge in extremist groups affiliating themselves with IS in Africa and Southeast Asia and said Iran continued to foment terrorism.
World Jun 17 U.S. hits Syria’s elite with new sanctions under Caesar Act The State Department and the Treasury said 39 Syrian individuals, including Assad and his wife, had been designated for the new sanctions.
World Jun 16 U.S. offers muted concern over press freedom after journalists convicted in Philippines A one-sentence State Department statement titled “On Press Freedom in the Philippines” and released on Tuesday nearly 48 hours after a Manila court pronounced the convictions may raise new questions about the U.S. commitment to supporting press freedom abroad.
World Jun 11 WATCH: Pompeo holds news conference after Trump authorizes sanctions against international tribunal employees Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will hold a news conference Tuesday following President Donald Trump's authorization of sanctions against international tribunal employees.
World May 28 Chinese grad students may be next hit by U.S.-China tensions The Trump administration may expel thousands of Chinese graduate students enrolled at U.S. universities in the latest sign of tensions between Washington and Beijing that are raging over trade, the coronavirus pandemic, human rights and the status of Hong Kong.
Nation May 18 Fired watchdog was investigating Saudi arms sale, Democrats say Democrats said Monday that ousted Inspector General Steve Linick was probing how the State Department pushed through a $7 billion Saudi arms sale over congressional objections.
Politics May 16 Democrats investigating Trump firing of State Dept. watchdog Democrats are demanding that the White House hand over all records related to President Donald Trump’s latest firing of a federal watchdog.
World Mar 19 U.S. citizen accused of human rights violations freed in Lebanon A U.S. citizen who had faced decades-old murder and torture charges in Lebanon has been freed, a senator who had pushed for his release announced Thursday.