January 30, 2017 Netanyahu: US should move embassy to Jerusalem Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the American embassy in Israel should be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, injecting himself once again into a charged campaign trail promise of U.S. President Donald Trump.
January 26, 2017 Senior diplomat resignations accepted as Trump team enters A number of senior career diplomats are leaving the State Department after the Trump administration accepted their resignations from presidentially appointed positions.
January 26, 2017 Hillary Clinton, private email and more questions about character Another day, another news story questioning the character and judgment of Hillary Clinton. This time it's a question of conducting official government business on a private email account.
January 25, 2017 Under Secretary Patrick Kennedy out at State Department Under Secretary of State for Management Patrick Kennedy's last day will be Friday, according to a State Department official.
January 18, 2017 Kerry not attending inauguration, official says Add Secretary of State John Kerry to list of those skipping the inauguration Friday.
January 12, 2017 No more 'red lines'? Chinese, N. Korean aggression tests US response The White House no longer talks about “red lines,” but it seems more are being crossed every day.
January 12, 2017 White House facing questions over murky status of 53 prisoners Cuba agreed to free The status of 53 Cuban political prisoners who were supposed to be freed as part of the historic deal thawing U.S.-Cuba relations remains a mystery nearly three weeks after the announcement, prompting criticism from rights groups and lawmakers that the Castro regime is stringing along the White House.
January 12, 2017 Assange vows Clinton email release, as storm clouds gather for candidate With 75 days before voters pick their new president, email revelations are threatening to overtake Hillary Clinton’s campaign – with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange hurling another log on an already raging fire with a vow to release “significant” Clinton documents.
January 12, 2017 Ex-CIA officer facing jail in Italy claims Clinton, State Department ignored her pleas A former CIA officer and diplomat who's repeatedly denied playing a role in one of the most notorious U.S. counterterrorism programs is set to become the only American held accountable for it – and claims the Obama administration has abandoned her.
January 12, 2017 Assad must go? Obama administration's focus on Syria in doubt as death toll soars The rise of ISIS militants in Syria and Iraq, and the unwillingness of Americans to see their military involved in another foreign conflict, appear to have cooled President Obama's once-strident rhetoric demanding Syrian President Bashar al-Assad "must go" -- even as the death toll in the three-year-old civil war tops 170,000.