April 27, 2017 US adds Saudi ISIS leader to terror list The deputy leader of ISIS' affiliate in Saudi Arabia was designated as a terrorist on Thursday, according to the State Department.
April 24, 2017 State Department pulls Mar-a-Lago promotional blog post after criticism The U.S. State Department has removed its promotional posting about President Donald Trump's Florida resort, after a storm of ethics criticism Monday.
April 24, 2017 Heather Nauert appointed as State Department spokesperson Former ӣƵ anchor and correspondent Heather Nauert was announced Monday as the new State Department spokesperson.
April 19, 2017 Exxon wants federal waiver to resume venture with Russian oil company Exxon Mobil has applied to the Treasury Department for a waiver from U.S. sanctions on Russia in a bid to resume its joint venture with state oil giant PAO Rosneft, according to people familiar with the matter.
April 19, 2017 Judicial Watch sues State Department, USAID for Soros records Judicial Watch is in yet another legal battle on Wednesday as they announce they are suing the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for records that show nearly $5 million taxpayer dollars went towards political activities and funding for George Soros’ Open Society Foundation-Macedonia. The conservative watchdog group filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit against State and USAID after they both failed to respond to a February 16 FOIA request seeking records related to grants or payment authorizations, records of communication between State Dept.
April 18, 2017 Iran nuclear deal: Trump administration says Tehran complying with agreement The Trump administration notified Congress late Tuesday that Iran is complying with the landmark nuclear deal negotiated by former President Obama, and it has extended sanctions relief given to Tehran in exchange for curbs on its atomic program.
April 7, 2017 Harf: Questions remain after US launches airstrikes in Syria Marie Harf, a former State Department spokesman during the Obama administration, said Friday President Trump’s response to Syria’s use of chemical weapons was “great,” but there are still a lot of unanswered questions.
April 7, 2017 Tillerson says Russia either complicit or incompetent in Syria chemical weapons deal Secretary of State Rex Tillerson charged Thursday that Russia was either complicit or incompetent in its role overseeing Syria’s supposed removal of chemical weapons, on the heels of a U.S. strike on an Assad airfield in response to a deadly chemical attack.