Trump Uses Taiwan Arms Sales as Bargaining Chip With China, in a Risky Move
President Trump has described a potential multibillion-dollar weapons sale to Taiwan as a “negotiating chip” with China, raising…
The Push to Indict Raúl Castro, Cuba’s Former President
In the early 1990s, tens of thousands of Cubans were taking to the sea aboard rickety handmade rafts…
State Department Will Revoke Passports of Parents Who Owe Child Support
The Trump administration said it would start revoking the passports of Americans who owe more than $2,500 in…
Amid hiring push, State Dept finalizes hundreds of layoffs initiated last summer
This story was updated at 2:48 p.m. on May 5 to include a statement from a State Department…
Behind the Trump administration’s detentions of L.A. Iranians
Sarina Hosseiny said she had never heard of Qassem Soleimani, an Iranian general assassinated by the U.S. in…
ICE arrests niece, grandniece of slain notorious Iranian Gen. Soleimani in Los Angeles
The niece and grandniece of slain Iranian mastermind Gen. Qasem Soleimani were arrested by US officials, the State…
US skips congressional review to approve Israel arms sale
The US State Department said on Friday it has approved a $151.8 million sale to Israel for munitions…
State Department employee fatally shot by trooper after stabbings on I-495
An employee of the U.S. State Department was fatally shot by a Virginia trooper following a deadly stabbing…
Brooklyn Public Library ends passport services after State Department order • Brooklyn Paper
The Brooklyn Public Library was forced to end its passport services program on Feb. 27. Photos courtesy of…
Dollar languishes as Asia markets reopen to renewed tariff turmoil
The dollar languished on Tuesday as Asian markets weighed the fallout on global trade from renewed turbulence over…