Nov 13 Trump taps Sen. Marco Rubio for secretary of state. Here are 5 things to know By Brendan Farrington, Associated Press As vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and a member of the Committee on Foreign Relations, Rubio now often discusses foreign military and economic threats, particularly China. Continue reading
Sep 04 House GOP subpoenas Blinken to testify on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press Matthew Miller, a State Department spokesman, said Secretary Antony Blinken is unable to testify on the dates proposed by the committee as he will be traveling for diplomatic work, and claimed the committee denied “reasonable alternatives.”… Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 5:13 Glitches with an app designed to help migrants seek legal asylum in the U.S. In July, arrests of those illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border were the lowest U.S. Customs and Border Protection has seen in nearly four years. It comes after the Biden Administration imposed new rules to encourage migrants to use legal pathways… Continue watching
Aug 15 WATCH: State Department holds briefing as new round of Israel-Hamas talks begin By Abby Sewell, Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press On Thursday, U.S. State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said the broader framework of the cease-fire deal laid out by President Joe Biden in May has generally been accepted and that the negotiation was a process. Continue reading
Jul 08 WATCH: State Department holds daily briefing following French and Iranian elections By Jon Gambrell, Amir Vahdat, Associated Press The U.S. State Department called the Iranian election “not free or fair" and noted that “a significant number of Iranians chose not to participate at all.”… Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: Blinken releases 2024 State Department report on human trafficking By Kenichi Serino The report is an annual event produced by the State Department to assess human trafficking across the globe and highlight efforts to combat it. Continue reading
May 30 Watch 7:12 Ex-State Department official explains resigning over U.S. policy in Gaza By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Another U.S. government official resigned to protest the Biden administration’s policy toward Israel. At least half a dozen officials in the State, Defense, Education and Interior have done so since the war in Gaza began. The latest is Stacy Gilbert,… Continue watching
May 15 State Department removes Cuba from short list of countries deemed uncooperative on counterterrorism By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The State Department said that Cuban and U.S. law enforcement were again working together on counterterrorism and other efforts. The State Department had cited Cuba as a "not fully cooperating country" in 2022. Continue reading
May 14 Blinken says U.S. arms are helping Ukraine as nation faces a new Russian offensive By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Analysts have called this moment one of the most dangerous for Ukraine since Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022. Continue reading
Mar 25 WATCH: State Dept. holds briefing after U.S. sanctions Russian entities accused of enabling digital currency sanctions evasion By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Monday's action “reaffirms the G7 commitment to curtail Russia’s use of the international financial system to further its war against Ukraine. Continue reading