November 14, 2017 30,000 visas issued to people from terror-sponsoring countries since 2007: State Department The United States issued nearly 30,000 visas through the Visa Lottery program to foreign nationals from “state sponsors of terrorism” over the last decade, the White House said Monday.
November 9, 2017 Union says career diplomats bolting; State Dept. fires back The State Department has lost 60 percent of its career ambassadors since January, according to a letter penned by the head of the union that represents U.S. diplomats.
October 31, 2017 Trump Administration pledges up to $60M to stop next 'reservoir of jihadi terrorists' The Trump administration Monday pledged up to $60 million to support the counterterrorism efforts of a five African nation force to fight the growing terrorist threat in the Sahel region of Africa.
October 30, 2017 Tillerson, Mattis make case for war powers authority in Senate hearing in wake of Niger ambush Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis told Senate lawmakers at a hearing Monday that the U.S. needs the authority to deploy troops oversees to fight terror, as the killing of four U.S. service members in Niger earlier this month drew significant scrutiny.
October 27, 2017 State Department warns against business with Russian firms The State Department on Friday moved belatedly to implement a sanctions law President Donald Trump had resisted, publishing a list of toxic Russian companies and warning third parties they're at risk of tough U.S. financial penalties should they do business with any of them.
October 26, 2017 Gag order lifted: DOJ says informant can speak to Congress on Uranium One, Russia bribery case with Clinton links The Justice Department said Wednesday night that it had lifted a gag order on a former FBI informant involved in a high-profile Russia bribery case, clearing the individual to speak to Congress about Moscow’s Obama-era uranium deals in the U.S. market and other schemes.
October 20, 2017 More than 150 Afghan trainees have gone AWOL in US, report finds At least 152 Afghans sent to the U.S. for military training since 2005 have gone absent without leave and the situation is unlikely to improve soon, according to a watchdog report released Friday.
October 17, 2017 Anthony Weiner laptop had 2,800 gov't documents from Huma Abedin: Report The FBI reportedly found 2,800 government documents on disgraced former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner's personal laptop computer that were related to his estranged wife's work as Hillary Clinton's deputy chief of staff during her tenure as secretary of state.
October 16, 2017 Callista Gingrich confirmed by Senate as Vatican ambassador The Republican-led Senate on Monday confirmed Callista Gingrich, wife of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, as the U.S. ambassador to the Vatican.
October 12, 2017 US tourists back from Cuba claim symptoms similar to mysterious attacks A handful of U.S. tourists who recently returned from Cuba have complained about symptoms similar to those experienced in mysterious sonic attacks against U.S. government workers.