Mar 29 U.S. orders diplomatic, military families out of south Turkey By Matthew Lee, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The State Department and Pentagon are ordering the families of U.S. diplomats and military personnel to leave posts in southern Turkey due to security fears. Continue reading
Mar 23 Some State Department personnel in Brussels still unaccounted for By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press U.S. officials say a small number of State Department personnel in Brussels are unaccounted for since the deadly airport and subway attacks. Continue reading
Mar 09 GOP sues State Department over access to Clinton emails By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Republican National Committee has filed two lawsuits in an effort to force the State Department release records related to Hillary Clinton's tenure as Secretary of State. Continue reading
Mar 02 U.S. sanctions North Koreans for missile, nuclear programs By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States is sanctioning a dozen individuals and five organizations tied to North Korea's nuclear and weapons proliferation efforts. Continue reading
Feb 29 State Department releases final Clinton emails By Bradley Klapper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The State Department on Monday released the 14th and final batch of emails from former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's private server, bringing the total to more than 52,000 including some 2,000 that were censored for containing information… Continue reading
Feb 16 U.S. to Russia: ‘Put up or shut up’ on Syrian ceasefire By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The Obama administration, frustrated by Syria's ongoing violence, told Russia on Tuesday to "put up or shut up" about implementing a ceasefire in the Arab country. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 4:38 News Wrap: Judge orders release of Clinton emails By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, a federal judge ordered all of Hillary Clinton's emails from her tenure as secretary of state be released this month. The State Department had received an extension after a previous order to be released by… Continue watching
Nov 16 Watch 3:18 News Wrap: State Department suggests Syrian war can still be ended By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 12:38 Did we learn anything new from Clinton’s Benghazi testimony? By PBS News Hour House Republicans grilled former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the U.S. embassy attack in Benghazi, Libya. Political director Lisa Desjardins recaps the sometimes tense and emotional hearing. Judy Woodruff gets reaction from Yochi Dreazen of Foreign Policy and Anne… Continue watching
Oct 14 Religious minorities face increased threats, U.S. report finds By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Islamic State led a campaign of attacks last year by militant extremist groups on religious freedom in large swaths of the world, the State Department said in a report Wednesday, pointing to increasing threats to religious minorities… Continue reading