Tag: State Department

Beltway Confidential

What’s behind the State Department’s South Africa controversy?

Daniel DePetris · May 15, 2023 3:52 pm

Michael McCaul requests interviews with five officials on Afghanistan withdrawal

Ryan King · May 14, 2023 6:45 pm

McCaul moves toward holding Blinken in contempt for again defying subpoena

Jerry Dunleavy · May 12, 2023 2:25 pm

"A simple check of social media accounts of foreign travelers and visa applicants will help ensure that those who have participated in, pledged allegiance to, or communicated with terrorist organizations cannot enter the United States," Rep. Michael McCaul said in a statement. (AP Photo)

Disinformation Inc: Biden administration misses GOP deadline for ‘censorship’ records

Gabe Kaminsky · May 12, 2023 12:51 pm

Burning tires set by protesters produce black smoke on road 60, near Khartoum's army headquarters, in Khartoum, Sudan, Monday, June 3, 2019. Sudanese protest leaders say at least 13 people have been killed in the military's assault on the sit-in outside the military headquarters in the capital, Khartoum. The protesters have announced they are suspending talks with the military regarding the creation of a transitional government.

Warring sides in Sudan sign ‘declaration of commitment to protect the civilians,’ US says

Mike Brest · May 11, 2023 11:03 pm

A man walks by a house hit in recent fighting in Khartoum, Sudan, Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Sudan's warring generals have pledged to observe a new three-day truce that was brokered by the United States and Saudi Arabia to try to pull Africa's third-largest nation from the abyss.

Beltway Confidential

Could the US have done anything better on Sudan?

Daniel DePetris · May 11, 2023 12:00 pm

Blinken faces contempt of Congress for defying Afghanistan dissent cable subpoena

Jerry Dunleavy · May 8, 2023 9:02 am

—œThis was a dagger aimed at the heart of the Turkish state —" and at the Turkish people.—£ (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Disinformation Inc: State Department gets sued for stonewalling records on blacklist group

Gabe Kaminsky · May 6, 2023 11:00 am

A man walks past the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. President Donald Trump's top legislative priority took a major step forward as the Senate narrowly approved a budget vehicle for tax cuts -- but sharp divides over an array of non-binding amendments revealed the towering challenge he faces from here.

Disinformation Inc: Conservative blacklist network accused in IRS complaint of violating law

Gabe Kaminsky · May 4, 2023 6:54 pm

Paul Whelan, a former U.S. Marine who was arrested on charges of spying in Moscow at the end of 2018.

Blinken details US efforts to free Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich

Mike Brest · May 4, 2023 3:02 pm

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Mike McCaul, R-Texas, says President Obama's prisoner swap with Iran will only lead to more U.S. hostage-taking. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

McCaul’s subpoena deadline for Afghanistan documents passes without State Department compliance

Mike Brest · May 2, 2023 5:58 pm

Hunter Biden investigation: Senators demand Blinken hand over records following ‘false testimony’

Jerry Dunleavy · May 2, 2023 5:27 pm