Climate 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.
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Feds 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.
Read morePompeo Dives Into NATO Diplomacy as Allies Confront Russia
Less than 24 hours after assuming his post, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo plunged Friday into NATO diplomacy as the allies sought to toughen their response to Russian interference on its periphery and elsewhere.
Read moreSenate Confirms Pompeo as Secretary of State
The Senate confirmed Mike Pompeo to be secretary of state Thursday by one of the slimmest margins in recent history.
Read moreSenate Panel Approves Pompeo for Secretary of State
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 11-9 Monday in favor of naming Mike Pompeo secretary of state, meaning the former CIA director will be thrust into the Senate for a full confirmation later this week.
Read moreJudge Reinforces Government’s Sourcing ‘on Background’
A federal judge in Manhattan dealt a blow Monday to attempts to shed light on the U.S. government’s anonymous press briefings.
Read moreTillerson Out as Secretary of State, Replaced by Pompeo
President Donald Trump announced a major shakeup in his cabinet Tuesday, removing Rex Tillerson as secretary of state and replacing him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo.
Read moreState Department Says US Embassy in Jerusalem to Open in May
The State Department announced Friday that the United States will open its new Israeli embassy in Jerusalem in May.
Read moreState Department Says NKorea Passed Up Meeting With Pence
Vice President Mike Pence was all set to hold a history-making meeting with North Korean officials during the Winter Olympics in South Korea, but Kim Jong Un’s government canceled at the last minute, the Trump administration said Tuesday.
Read moreSenators Told US Has No Plan for ‘Bloody Nose’ Strike on North Korea
There will be no ‘bloodying’ of North Korea’s nose, state department nominees told a senate committee Thursday, but tougher sanctions on countries refusing to align with the U.S. posture on North Korea continues to be a high priority for the Trump administration.
Read moreLesbian Couple Slams Denial of Son’s US Citizenship
An American woman whose wife is from Italy brought a federal complaint Monday against the State Department, claiming it cited an internal agency policy to unfairly deny one of their sons birthright U.S. citizenship.
Read moreUS Says ‘Viral Attack’ Among the Theories in Cuba Illnesses
The United States is investigating a range of possibilities beyond “sonic attacks” for the cause of U.S. diplomats’ mysterious illnesses in Cuba, the Trump administration told Congress on Tuesday, including the possibility of a viral attack.
Read moreState Dep’t Says Trump Travel Ban Fully Implemented
The State Department says President Donald Trump’s travel ban on citizens of six mainly Muslim countries, North Korea and Venezuela is now fully operational. The announcement follows the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this week to allow enforcement of the ban as it is challenged in lower courts.
Read moreTillerson Could Be Replaced by CIA’s Pompeo at State Dep’t
The White House is discussing a plan to replace Secretary of State Rex Tillerson with CIA director Mike Pompeo, according to multiple reports Thursday.
Read moreAmerican Charged with Subversion in Zimbabwe Goes to Court
An American woman charged with subversion in Zimbabwe for allegedly insulting the president on Twitter as a “sick man” made her first court appearance on Saturday as her lawyers disputed the charges that carry up to 20 years in prison.
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