Tag: State Department

House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, traveled to Kabul, Afghanistan, this past weekend with seven other House Republican lawmakers to get a first-hand look at the political situation in the country after the recent democratic elections, Boehner's office announced Monday.ÃÂ (AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Energy and Environment

John Boehner slams Keystone XL delay as ‘shameful’

Meghashyam Mali · April 18, 2014 4:00 am

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, shakes hands with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for a bilateral meeting to discuss the ongoing situation in Ukraine as diplomats from the U.S., Ukraine, Russia and the European Union gather for discussions in Geneva on Thursday. (AP Photo/Jim Bourg, Pool)

National Security

John Kerry: Steps embraced to ease tensions in Ukraine

Associated Press · April 17, 2014 4:00 am

A pro-Russian gunman clears the way for a combat vehicle with gunmen on top in Slovyansk Wednesday, April 16, 2014. The troops on those vehicles wore green camouflage uniforms, had automatic weapons and grenade launchers and at least one had the St. George ribbon attached to his uniform, which has become a symbol of the pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

U.S. lists demands before Geneva meeting with Russians, Ukrainians

Susan Crabtree · April 16, 2014 4:00 am

Shot in Yemen, the video shows Nasir al-Wuhayshi, the No. 2 leader of al Qaeda globally and the chief of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, out in the open, greeting other members with kisses and handshakes. Â (Screenshot from the video)

State Department: Hard to discern al Qaeda strength from ‘one video’

Susan Crabtree · April 16, 2014 4:00 am

No. 2 US diplomat to retire

No. 2 US diplomat to retire

Matthew Lee · April 11, 2014 8:35 pm

White House press secretary Jay Carney speaks to reporters at the White House. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Beltway Confidential

Did Jay Carney just undermine Obama on Keystone XL?

Ashe Schow · April 10, 2014 4:00 am

Judge slaps State Department over Blackwater

Judge slaps State Department over Blackwater

Pete Yost · April 9, 2014 8:16 pm

Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on March 26 at the Palestinian Ambassador's Residence in Amman, Jordan. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

John Kerry’s fantasy ‘peace process’

Cal Thomas · April 9, 2014 4:00 am

Secretary of State Kerry testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 8, 2014, before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to discuss his budget and the status of diplomatic hot spots. Lawmakers' questions focused on Russia, Ukraine, Iran and Syria. Kerry, a former chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, threatened Russia with tougher economic sanctions if it fails to back down from its chaotic involvement in Ukraine. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Bipartisan critics slam John Kerry on foreign policy

Donna Cassata · April 8, 2014 7:20 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in his office in Jerusalem, Sunday. Speaking at a weekly Cabinet meeting Sunday Netanyahu said the Palestinians have lots to lose by taking unilateral steps and will be answered in kind by Israel. Last week, the Palestinians renewed their push for membership in United Nations agencies. (AP Photo/Gali Tibbon)

National Security

Israeli-Palestinian peace talks continue despite serious setbacks

Susan Crabtree · April 7, 2014 4:00 am

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Time for a national commission to reduce the size of government

Cal Thomas · April 7, 2014 4:00 am

Heap of 00 dollar bills

Report: Government files lacking for $6 billion in contracts

Associated Press · April 7, 2014 4:00 am