Jul 06 U.S. diplomats say they’re without mission and Trump budget would gut State Department By Associated Press WASHINGTON — America’s diplomats are struggling to figure out what mission the Trump administration expects them to carry out, and they see the importance of their jobs waning as President Donald Trump seeks drastic cuts to the budgets of the… Continue reading
Jun 29 Who’s allowed into the U.S., according to new guidelines for Trump’s limited travel ban By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Trump administration is putting new criteria in place Thursday for visa applicants from six mostly Muslim nations and all refugees, requiring a close family or business tie to the United States. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 2:32 News Wrap: Syria denies U.S. reports that it’s incinerating corpses of executed prisoners By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Syria denied U.S. claims that the regime is using a crematorium to incinerate corpses in order to conceal mass executions of thousands of prisoners. Also, North Korea has become the prime suspect in a global… Continue watching
May 16 Chelsea Manning to stay on active duty when released from prison tomorrow By Robert Burns, Associated Press The Army says that when transgender soldier Chelsea Manning is released from military prison on Wednesday she will remain on active duty in a special status, pending her final appellate review. Continue reading
May 03 Tillerson: U.S. will no longer insist nations adopt U.S. values, rights By Josh Lederman and Matthew Daly, Associated Press Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Wednesday that "there's almost no trust" between the U.S. and Russia now. Continue reading
Apr 20 Trump’s campaign rhetoric on trade deals softens as president By Matthew Lee, Josh Lederman, Associated Press Despite repeated pledges to rip up, renegotiate or otherwise alter them, the U.S. has yet to withdraw from any of these economic, environmental or national security deals, as Trump's past criticism turns to tacit embrace of several key elements of… Continue reading
Mar 31 WATCH: Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticizes Trump’s proposed budget cuts By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Hillary Clinton on Friday criticized President Donald Trump's proposal to slash billions of dollars from diplomacy and jabbed rhetorically at her former rival, remarking on her penchant for "talking about research, evidence and facts."… Continue reading
Mar 23 State Department orders embassies to ramp up visa screening By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The State Department has ordered American embassies and consulates around the world to draw up criteria for "population sets" needing extra scrutiny before receiving visas to travel to the United States, according to a recent diplomatic cable. Continue reading
Mar 16 Trump budget seeks to boost defense spending, slash State Department and EPA By John Yang President Donald Trump is proposing “an America First budget” that would boost spending for defense, border security, law enforcement and school choice, while seeking to eliminate “the most inefficient, most wasteful, most indefensible programs” in the federal government, budget director… Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 4:45 Why is Rex Tillerson keeping a low profile? By PBS News Hour Rex Tillerson is the lowest-profile secretary of state in modern times. As he prepares for high-stakes visits to Asian nations, there's news that he won't be taking press corps, one of a number of unusual changes in how the State… Continue watching