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US State Department closing office aimed at countering foreign disinformation
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday he was shutting down a State Department office that had sought to ...
State Department says life-saving wheat headed for Yemen won’t go to waste and US may redirect ship after CNN reporting
The State Department said Thursday that the life-saving wheat aboard a carrier ship sailing toward southern Yemen will not go ...
State Department could close dozens of embassies, consulates while seeking $26B in ‘drastic’ spending cuts
At least 17 consulates — in the UK, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, South Korea, and Bosnia and Herzegovina — and 10 ...
White House proposal axes UN, NATO funds and halves State Department budget
The Trump administration is weighing a proposal to slash the State Department’s budget by $27 billion – nearly half – and ...
State Department shutters controversial Global Engagement Center after COVID censorship controversy
The GEC came under fire after it was revealed that the Biden administration had used it to pressure American social media ...
Proposed State Department cuts could have ‘devastating effects’ on US global influence
Funding cuts to the State Department and international organizations at the level reportedly under consideration would be in keeping with President Donald Trump’s departure from traditional ...
DOGE staffer appointed as acting head of US State Dept foreign assistance office
The administration of President Donald Trump has appointed a key member of billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government ...
US expects Congo minerals deal to involve private sector partners, State Dept says
The United States expects a minerals deal being negotiated with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will involve a ...
DOGE associate is made acting head of foreign assistance at the State Department, a US official says
The Trump administration has expanded the power of adviser Elon Musk’s government-cutting team over the State Department.
State Department reveals status of man erroneously deported to El Salvador
The Trump administration told a judge on Saturday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man deported to El Salvador in error, is still ...
State Department wants staff to report alleged anti-Christian bias during Biden's term
President Trump's Secretary of State Marco Rubio is asking staff to report allegations of anti-Christian bias during the ...
US, Ukraine and European officials hold ‘excellent exchange’ in Paris, in highest level talks in weeks
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s international envoy, held high level talks with ...