December 30, 2020 State Department considers designating Cuba a state sponsor of terrorism, source says The government of Cuba could be added to the U.S. list of states that sponsor terrorism, if Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signs on to a State Department proposal as the Trump administration winds down.
December 29, 2020 US sells ambassador's home in Israel for $67M, cementing embassy move to Jerusalem The United States sold the ambassador’s residence in Israel for more than $67 million in July, according to an official Israeli record of the sale that shines new light on a transaction that has been shrouded in secrecy.
December 29, 2020 Nearly 1,000 Pakistani girls forced to convert to Islam every year At the age of 14, Neha was forcibly converted from Christianity to Islam and married to a 45-year-old man with children twice her age.
December 24, 2020 Pompeo slams 'unethical' report tying wife's positive coronavirus test and holiday parties Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized a Bloomberg News report Thursday about the timing of his wife's COVID-19 diagnosis, saying that neither one of them attended "any State Department nor White House holiday parties."
December 24, 2020 Ahead of first Christmas without their dad, daughters of late American hostage Amer Fakhoury launch nonprofit The daughters of an American hostage who died of cancer after being forcibly incarcerated in Lebanon during a family vacation have launched a foundation to support Americans in captivity overseas.
December 22, 2020 Morgan Ortagus: Why Trump deserves more credit for helping America's newest families One year ago this week, President Trump signed into law the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, which secured 12 weeks of paid parental leave for the federal workforce.
December 17, 2020 Fred Fleitz: Biden's 'back to the Obama years' foreign policy will weaken US national security It is now obvious that President-elect Joe Biden has no original ideas for national security and simply plans to implement liberal foreign policy orthodoxy and restore the disastrous policies he backed when he was President Barack Obama’s vice president.
December 16, 2020 Secretary of State Pompeo quarantines after coronavirus exposure The State Department said Wednesday that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had come into contact with a person who tested positive for COVID-19 and was quarantining.
December 15, 2020 Mexico passes bill that could set back US partnership in drug war by decades Lawmakers in Mexico on Tuesday approved a controversial reform to the National Security Law to "regulate and monitor all activities of foreign agents," which critics say will dramatically set back U.S. and Mexico relations and hamper efforts in the battle against drug cartels.
December 15, 2020 Russia's suspected hacking operation targeted 5 US agencies, 18K entities Public and private agencies and businesses worldwide have been left clambering to determine if they have been hit in what could amount to one of the most extensive hacking campaigns in recent decades.