July 12, 2021 State Department tweet tying COVID-19 to Cuban protests is criticized The U.S. State Department was criticized Sunday over a tweet that tied the historic protests that broke out in Cuba to COVID-19 concerns in the country where people have been living under communism for decades.
July 7, 2021 AP reporter stuns Biden State Department spokesperson during press briefing An Associated Press reporter challenged a Biden administration spokesperson during a recent press conference.
July 6, 2021 Iran says it has further enriched its uranium, drawing widespread condemnation Iran has taken steps to enrich uranium metal to a 20 percent purity and manufacture nuclear reactor fuel the United Nation’s top nuclear watchdog announced Tuesday.
July 3, 2021 Biden nominates UPenn president for ambassadorship following China disclosure complaint President Biden has nominated the China-linked president of the University of Pennsylvania to be the next U.S. ambassador to Germany.
July 1, 2021 Blinken: Americans can pick their passport gender Applicants for a US passport will now be able to choose whether they identify as male or female and won’t need medical certification if their choice differs from the gender listed on other documents like a birth certificate, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday.
June 28, 2021 Black, Bennett, Hanson: China's naked aggression, provocation is at record levels. Where is US leadership? The People's Republic of China has raised its level of naked aggression and provocation of the West to its highest point since President Nixon's trip to China in 1972.
June 25, 2021 Palestinians protest against President Abbas after death of harsh critic while in custody Hundreds of Palestinians protested against President Mahmoud Abbas after Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem a day after an outspoken critic died in the custody of Palestinian security forces.
June 24, 2021 Security officials prepare to evacuate Afghan allies as US troops withdraw Top U.S. officials are scrambling to assist thousands of Afghan allies and translators through evacuations with President Biden pledging U.S. support Thursday.
June 22, 2021 State Department slams 'pre-manufactured' Iranian election after hard-liner becomes president The State Department on Monday slammed what it described as a "pre-manufactured" Iranian election days after a hard-liner tied to mass executions was elected president amid accusations of rigging and calls for boycotts.
June 21, 2021 Pompeo: Biden's national security adviser was right about one aspect of Putin meeting Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joined “The Story” on Monday to share that National Security Adviser Jacob Sullivan was right about what he considered a major aspect to the Geneva, Switzerland summit between President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin.