Tag: State Department

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaks during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill.

Beltway Confidential

Henry Kissinger leaves behind his multipolar world

Tiana Lowe Doescher · November 30, 2023 2:41 am

Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine who was arrested for alleged spying, listens to the verdict in a courtroom at the Moscow City Court in Moscow, Monday, June 15, 2020.

Paul Whelan assaulted in Russian prison, brother says

Mike Brest · November 29, 2023 4:35 pm

Weinberg compared the situation to a married couple where one spouse thinks the couple is slightly in debt, but the other spouse runs up their credit card debt without the other spouse's knowledge.

Report: 28 states didn’t have enough money to cover their bills in fiscal 2022

Washington Examiner · November 24, 2023 2:53 pm

New York City residents cast their ballots last week in primaries for mayor, city council, and a handful of other races. Among these largely uncompetitive races was the contest in City Council District 7, which includes Harlem and upper Manhattan, where incumbent Mark Levine trounced challenger Thomas Lopez-Pierre 75 percent to 25 percent. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Former Obama adviser Stuart Seldowitz loses job after viral video shows him harassing halal cart vendor

Eden Villalovas · November 22, 2023 3:54 pm

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks with members of the media while departing a classified briefing for senators on Israel and Gaza on Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, at the Capitol in Washington.

State Department tells Rubio it could revoke visas of Hamas endorsers

Eden Villalovas · November 17, 2023 1:04 pm

Wife of American detained by Taliban tells Congress: ‘He’s been told he’s been forgotten’

Mike Brest · November 14, 2023 10:50 pm

Hundreds of US government officials sign letter protesting Biden’s support for Israel

Mike Brest · November 14, 2023 4:06 pm

Palestinians look at the site of the explosion at al Ahli hospital in Gaza City, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.

National Security

Israel presents video evidence of Hamas operations center under Gaza hospital

Mike Brest · November 13, 2023 10:26 pm

Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud looks on during a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit 2022, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022 in Washington.

Beltway Confidential

The State Department promotes China and Hamas in Africa

Michael Rubin · November 13, 2023 6:25 pm

Biden-Xi meeting: Families of Americans wrongfully detained in China not optimistic

Mike Brest · November 11, 2023 11:00 am

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks to the media about his meetings with Turkish counterparts as he departs from Ankara Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023.

Beltway Confidential

Israel war: State Department employees can vent privately but must remember who is boss

Tom Rogan · November 6, 2023 8:40 pm

State Department official pressed by congressman over ‘censorship of conservatives’

Gabe Kaminsky · November 1, 2023 9:59 pm