Tag: State Department

A State Department spokesman indicated that he agrees there are ways the U.S. can get Iran access to dollar-denominated transactions. (Simon Dawson/Bloomberg)

State hints at dollar transactions between Iran, foreign banks

Pete Kasperowicz · April 4, 2016 7:17 pm

"I have a policy… I never read anything about myself," said Huma Abedin. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Huma Abedin: ‘Mortified’ by what could be in her email

Rudy Takala · April 3, 2016 11:51 pm

"We know we're never going to get to completion in the sense of getting every document we would like to see," Mike Pompeo said. (AP Photo)

Q&A: Lawmaker says Benghazi report could come in a ‘couple of months’

Rudy Takala · April 3, 2016 4:01 am

The U.S. carried out an airstrike in Somalia on Thursday against a senior terrorist leader responsible for planning attacks that killed at least three Americans. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)

National Security

U.S. airstrike targets al Shabab leader in Somalia

Jacqueline Klimas · April 1, 2016 8:41 pm

Kerrey, who has endorsed Clinton, nonetheless accused her of trying to circumvent the law. (AP/Nati Harnik)

Former Dem senator: Clinton email claim ‘false on its face’

Rudy Takala · April 1, 2016 7:03 pm

The State Department said Friday that the FBI has asked the department to halt its internal investigation into 22 emails sent by Hillary Clinton while she led the department that are now deemed to contain "top secret" information. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

FBI orders State Dept. to halt review of Clinton emails

Pete Kasperowicz · April 1, 2016 6:55 pm

"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