September 26, 2017 Trump admin argues it already has 'sufficient' authority to use military force in Middle East The Trump administration is telling Congress it believes it already has “sufficient” authority to use military force in the Middle East without a new authorization from lawmakers.
September 26, 2017 Jamie McCourt, former Dodgers owner, picked as France ambassador President Donald Trump is re-shuffling his ambassador picks.
September 26, 2017 US formally tells UN it wants out of Paris climate accord The Trump administration on Friday officially told the United Nations that the U.S. intends to pull out of the 2015 Paris climate pact.
September 26, 2017 State Dept. holds briefing after Trump's North Korea comments -- live blog The Department of State holds a press briefing following President Trump's threats to unleash "fire and fury" on North Korea.
September 26, 2017 Trump and his administration are ‘speaking with one voice’ on North Korea, State Department says The State Department on Wednesday insisted President Trump and his Cabinet secretaries are in agreement on how to deal with North Korea a day after the president warned it could face “fire” and “fury” from the United States.
September 26, 2017 Cuban diplomats kicked out of US after Americans experience 'physical symptoms' in Cuba Two Cuban diplomats were kicked out of their embassy in Washington by the State Department after a number of mysterious incidents forced U.S. officials in Cuba to return home.
September 26, 2017 Judge orders State Dept. to search state.gov accounts for Clinton aides' Benghazi emails A federal judge has ordered the State Department to search the “state.gov” email accounts of Hillary Clinton aides Huma Abedin, Cheryl Mills and Jacob Sullivan for records related to Benghazi, as part of a watchdog’s Freedom of Information Act lawsuit.
September 26, 2017 Gorka backpedals on Tillerson comments, blames 'fake news industrial complex' White House Deputy Assistant to the President Sebastian Gorka retreated Thursday from remarks implying it was "nonsensical" for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to discuss the likelihood of military action against North Korea.
September 26, 2017 Trump administration decries ISIS 'genocide' of Christians, others The Trump administration denounced the Islamic State group on Tuesday for carrying out "genocide" against Christians and other religious minorities in areas under its control.
September 25, 2017 State Department issues travel warning for Mexico The U.S. Department of State issued a travel warning Tuesday for Americans traveling to certain parts of Mexico.