State Department proposes bigger cuts to programs and staff
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department on Thursday notified Congress of an updated reorganization of the massive agency,…
Pope Leo holds U.S. citizenship. Can he still be a foreign head of state?
Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely…
Marco Rubio wants to cut 15% of State Department staff in the US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a massive overhaul of the State Department on Tuesday,…
Marco Rubio in the hot seat amid Trump team shakeup on Ukraine
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s new job as national security adviser sets the former Donald Trump rival up…
Trump signed this ‘woke’ bill into law. Now he hates it?
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attacked a ‘woke’ law that came from Trump’s first term. Somehow it’s still…
Rubio calls India and Pakistan in effort to defuse crisis over Kashmir attack
NEW DELHI (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called senior officials in India and Pakistan in…
In Jamaica, Marco Rubio vows to revisit US travel warning
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday the State Department will re-evaluate its…
Judge blocks Trump administration from passport changes affecting some transgender Americans
BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday partially blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that…
US shutters office that flags disinformation from Russia, China and Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department has shut down its office that sought to deal with misinformation and…
White House proposes drastic cuts to State Department and funding for UN, NATO and other groups
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department’s budget…
Trump administration ends some USAID contracts providing lifesaving aid across the Middle East
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has terminated some of the last remaining U.S. funding for the U.N.…
Colleges’ international students see F-1 visas canceled in new Trump administration tactic
WASHINGTON (AP) — A crackdown on foreign students is alarming colleges, who say the Trump administration is using…