Department of State
Wary US and China Pledge Respect At First Trump-Era Meet
China's top diplomat wrapped up his first set of meetings in President Donald Trump's Washington on Tuesday satisfied...
Trump Blames Obama For Town Hall Protests and Security Leaks
US President Donald Trump has said he believes Barack Obama is behind the protests against Republican lawmakers, and...
After Jammeh, Gambians Seek Justice For the Disappeared
When Gambian intelligence officers arrested journalist Ebrima Manneh at his newspaper, he asked an office guard to save...
US Military Brass Urge Trump Not To Slash Diplomacy, Aid
More than 120 retired admirals and generals urged President Donald Trump not to slash spending on diplomacy and...
Pentagon Send Trump A Plan To Defeat ISIS Within A YEAR
The Pentagon presented the White House with possible new battle plans Monday to defeat the Islamic State group, after...
US, S. Korea and Japan Look To Turn Screw On Pyongyang
Senior US, South Korean and Japanese officials met on Monday to discuss how better to enforce international sanctions...
Trump To Propose $54 Billion In Cuts To ‘most Federal Agencies’
President Donald Trump's first budget proposal will look to increase defense and security spending by $54 billion and...
Pentagon Readies New Anti-IS Plan For Trump
The Pentagon was due to present the White House on Monday with possible new battle plans to defeat the Islamic State...
With Trump At Helm, US Takes Seat At UN Rights Council
The United States will on Monday claim its seat at the UN Human Rights Council under the new presidency of Donald...
US Axes N. Korea Talks After Kim Murder
Planned talks in New York between North Korea and former US officials were canceled following the assassination of...
Top US General Readies ‘full Range’ of Syria Options For Trump
The Pentagon's top officer on Thursday would not say if US ground forces will deploy to Syria to fight Islamic State...
US Sets Plan For Sweeping Crackdown On Nearly All Illegal Immigrants
The Department of Homeland Security issued tough new orders Tuesday to begin a sweeping crackdown on illegal...
Sweden Asks the U.S. To Explain Trump Comment On Sweden
The Swedish embassy in Washington has asked the U. S. State Department for an explanation of a comment made by...
Trump’s National Security Candidates Promised Autonomy
President Donald Trump's next pick for national security adviser will have autonomy over staffing and key decisions,...
Tillerson Presides Over Abrupt Shakeup At State Department
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has reassigned a majority of the staff meant to work most closely with the top US...
Cold War Redux? US-Russian Missile Spat In Europe
The United States and Russia may be on the verge of a new arms race in Europe, decades after the missile crisis that...
Syria Talks Delayed Due To ‘technical Reasons’
Kazakhstan said Wednesday a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran scheduled to...
White House Tries To Insulate Trump From Russia Scandal
The White House battled Tuesday to insulate Donald Trump from the scandal over a top aide's contacts with Russia, as...
Syria Talks In Astana ‘to Be Held Behind Closed Doors’
Kazakhstan said Tuesday that a new round of Astana talks on the Syria conflict led by Russia, Turkey and Iran will take...