US Targets Petrochemicals With New Round of Iran Sanctions
WASHINGTON (CN) – The No. 1 provider of petrochemicals to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps was hit with sanctions Friday,
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Pompeo Calls for Less Regulation at Meeting of Business Leaders
Kicking off an entrepreneur summit in the Netherlands alongside the Dutch prime minister, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo advocated Monday for looser business regulation and lower taxes.
Read moreJudge Advances Couple’s Beef Over Kid’s Citizenship
A federal judge refused to dismiss a case Wednesday involving whether a child born to a mixed-nationality lesbian couple should be granted U.S. citizenship.
Read moreNorth Korea Wants Pompeo Out of Nuclear Talks
North Korea’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday it no longer wants Secretary of State Mike Pompeo involved in ongoing disarmament negotiations, after Pyongyang’s state media claimed he has been too reckless in his remarks about the talks.
Read morePompeo Visits Venezuelan Refugees in Colombia
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met with Venezuelan refugees in Colombia on Sunday as he wrapped up a four-nation tour of South America aimed at pressuring Venezuela’s socialist president, Nicolas Maduro.
Read moreUS Revokes Visa of ICC Prosecutor Investigating Torture
More than two years have passed since International Criminal Court’s prosecutor Fatou Bensouda first found “reasonable basis to believe” that U.S. military forces committed war crimes in Afghanistan and at CIA black sites.
Read moreSenior US Officials Skip G-7 Meeting This Week
Foreign and interior ministers from the Group of Seven are gathering in France this week to try to find ambitious solutions to world security challenges. Putting a damper on that are two glaring American absences: Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.
Read morePompeo Grilled on Cuts to State Department Budget
The threat of deep cuts at the State Department had Republicans and Democrats fuming Wednesday as they met with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo about the 2020 budget.
Read moreUS Expects NKorea to Live Up to Moratorium on Nuclear Tests
Amid new tension between the two countries, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday that the U.S. expects North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to live up to his promise to President Donald Trump to continue his moratorium on missile launches and nuclear tests.
Read moreInternational Criminal Court Investigators Face US Entry Bar
The United States will revoke or deny visas to International Criminal Court personnel who attempt to investigate or prosecute alleged abuses committed by U.S. forces in Afghanistan or elsewhere and may do the same with those who try to take action against Israel, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday.
Read moreUS Pulls All Embassy Staff From Venezuela
The United States announced late Monday that it is pulling the remaining staff from its embassy in Venezuela, citing the deteriorating situation in the South American nation.
Read morePompeo Warns Eastern Europe on Chinese and Russian Meddling
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday invoked the 30th anniversary of the demise of communism to implore countries in Central and Eastern Europe to resist Chinese and Russian influence.
Read moreFirm Loses Prior-Restraint Case Over Military Blueprints
Ruling against a law firm that issues reports on export controls, a federal judge refused to block possible restrictions on the dissemination of military blueprints, even for materials in the public domain.
Read moreClimate Change
The Center for Biological Diversity must amend its claims that the Department of State failed to comply with its reporting obligations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, a federal judge ruled.
Read moreFeds Ordered to Issue Passport to Intersex Applicant
A federal judge ordered Wednesday that “X” can mark the spot for gender on the passport of an intersex applicant.
Read moreMore Americans Screened Over Mystery Health Issues in China
A U.S. medical team was screening more Americans who work in a southern Chinese city as the State Department confirmed evacuating a number of government workers who experienced unexplained health issues like those that have hurt U.S. personnel in Cuba and China.
Read moreState Department Defends Passport Denial for Intersex Traveler
The State Department on Tuesday defended its decision to deny a passport to an intersex applicant, telling a federal judge a passport’s very specific purpose leaves no room for it to be an instrument of self-expression.
Read morePompeo Lifts Hiring Freeze at State Department
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reversed course on a plan from his predecessor Rex Tillerson on Tuesday lifting a hiring freeze at the State Department and aiming to fill scores of vacancies at the department.
Read moreFormer Lithuanian Judge Fights Extradition From U.S.
A former Lithuanian judge sued the federal government Monday to block her extradition, claiming she faces possible persecution and even death in her home country after bringing to light child-molestation accusations against high-ranking officials.
Read moreUS Won’t Step In to Stop Ex-Lithuanian Judge’s Extradition
The State Department won’t intervene to halt the extradition of an ex-Lithuanian judge and parliamentarian wanted on charges stemming from her claim of a powerful pedophile network in Lithuania.
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