Tag: State Department

"There's still an awful lot going on," said Kansas Republican Rep. Mike Pompeo. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Lawmaker: Benghazi investigation is ‘incredibly active’

Rudy Takala · April 1, 2016 6:29 pm

Cyberdefense experts found holes in the State Department's system that could have allowed hackers to steal, edit or falsify visa information of a half-billion records, ABC News reported. (AP Photo)

Report: Holes in State Department’s visa system

Kelly Cohen · March 31, 2016 8:21 pm

The problem wasn't so much that the tweet was offensive but rather that it was clumsy and lacked context. (AP Photo/Mike Albans)

Beltway Confidential

That errant State Department tweet, explained

Daniel Allott · March 31, 2016 6:03 pm

The message, intended to tell Americans if you are not that cool in the U.S., don't be fooled into thinking you are when traveling should people offer you services, came off negatively. (AP Photo)

State Dept. tells U.S. tourists you’re ‘not a 10’

Anna Giaritelli · March 31, 2016 1:05 am

The Washington Post corrected itself this week and clarified that 147 Federal Bureau of Investigation employees were not, in fact, investigating Hillary Clinton over claims she used an unauthorized and unsecure email sever when she worked at the State Department. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

WaPo corrects report saying 147 FBI agents investigating Clinton

Becket Adams · March 30, 2016 11:26 pm

"Our assistance to Egypt, and to Israel, is and will remain, in full compliance with the law," Kirby said. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

National Security

State dodges on alleged Israeli, Egyptian extrajudicial killings

Curt Mills · March 30, 2016 9:26 pm

Pompeo: Court confirms State Department’s ‘gross incompetence’

Rudy Takala · March 30, 2016 6:00 pm

Six months into fiscal year 2016, which started Oct. 1, only about 1,200 Syrian refugees have been admitted. That leaves about 8,800 more that State said officials are not giving up on, even if it means a stepped up pace for admitting them through Sept. 30. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

State pushing to let 8,800 more Syrian refugees in by October

Pete Kasperowicz · March 29, 2016 7:00 pm

The State Department has put out an advertisement that says it wants to hire three interior designers. (iStock Photo)

State Dept. hiring interior designers, salaries up to $141,000

Pete Kasperowicz · March 29, 2016 1:15 pm

"I think there is a wide swath of views that have been expressed on the campaign trail from more than one candidate that has caused concern among many foreign leaders," John Kirby told reporters. (AP Photo)

State: Foreign leaders fear ‘more than one’ presidential candidate

Pete Kasperowicz · March 28, 2016 6:44 pm

The attack was a suicide bombing in Lahore, and it killed mostly women and children. (AP Photo/K.M. Chuadary)

State Dept.: ‘No reason to doubt’ Pakistan bomb targeted Christians

Pete Kasperowicz · March 28, 2016 5:55 pm

The Energy Department's Jonathan Pershing spent his last day at the agency on Friday before moving to the State Department, where he will fill the shoes of Todd Stern. (AP Photo)

Energy and Environment

Obama rushes to replace climate diplomat

John Siciliano · March 28, 2016 5:49 pm