5 takeaways as Rubio promises to make State Department ‘relevant again’
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) promised to make the State Department “relevant again” during his confirmation hearing to lead the ...
America's alliances stronger than 4 years ago, Biden says in State Department farewell
In his last foreign policy speech as president, Joe Biden on Monday made an argument that the United States is better ...
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'Do some good in the world': Johnstown's Verma, Department of State diplomat, reflects on work leading nation's foreign policy endeavors
Johnstown native Richard Verma has served as one of the State Department's top diplomats and its chief operating officer, ...
No. 2 Senate Democratic leader will back Rubio for secretary of State
Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (Ill.) on Monday announced that he will vote for Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to become the ...
Reversing Donald Trump, Joe Biden moves to take Cuba off US state sponsor of terror list
The Trump administration added Cuba to the state sponsor of terror list days before the Republican left office in 2021 and it ...
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What does the head of the State Department do?
Another crucial but less high-profile role for the secretary of state is protecting U.S. citizens abroad. The State ...
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State Department advises ‘draft a will’ if you visit latest country on ‘do not travel’ list
The warning cites civil unrest, terrorism, kidnapping and the threat of wrongful detainment as reasons not to travel to the ...
Trump’s pick to run DHS says border migration is ‘nothing short of an invasion’
Kristi Noem, whose confirmation hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, said the U.S. border is under invasion, echoing Trump’s ...