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December 20, 2015

State Department endorses Senate report that says CIA misled Congress on terror interrogations

The State Department has endorsed the broad conclusions of a harshly critical Senate report on the CIA's interrogation and detention practices after the 9/11 attacks, a report that accuses the agency of brutally treating terror suspects and misleading Congress, according to a White House document.

December 20, 2015

Secretary of state at first not told of post-9/11 CIA interrogation methods, document says

The still-classified report also says some ambassadors who were informed about the practices were instructed not to tell their superiors at the State Department. 

December 20, 2015

State Department approved 215 Bill Clinton speeches that earned him $48 million, raising ethics questions

A joint investigation by the Washington Examiner and the nonprofit watchdog group Judicial Watch found that former President Clinton gave 215 speeches and earned $48 million while his wife presided over U.S. foreign policy, raising questions about whether the Clintons fulfilled ethics agreements related to the Clinton Foundation during Hillary Clinton's tenure as secretary of state.

December 20, 2015

State Department releases report accusing Russia of violating 1987 missile treaty

A State Department report released Tuesday says Russia is violating a treaty that bans the possession, production or test-flight of ground-launched cruise missiles with a range of 300 to 3,400 miles.

December 20, 2015

US accuses Russia of violating 1987 missile treaty

The Obama administration is accusing Russia of violating a 1987 nuclear missile treaty, calling the breach a "very serious matter."

December 20, 2015

US, Israel clash over criticism of Kerry

The State Department publicly battled a barrage of Israeli criticism on Monday over Secretary of State John Kerry’s efforts to secure a cease-fire with Hamas, in the latest signs of strain between the Obama administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

December 20, 2015

State Department: Christian presence in Middle East becoming ‘shadow of its former self’

The State Department issued a dire report Monday on the state of religious freedom around the world, with an alarming warning that the Christian presence in Syria and elsewhere in the Middle East is becoming a "shadow of its former self."

December 20, 2015

Obama nominates religious freedom ambassador after 9-month delay

President Obama on Monday announced a long-waited nominee for the job of "religious freedom" ambassador, after the post sat vacant for nine months.  

December 20, 2015

Obama administration: Russia firing artillery at Ukraine military targets

Obama administration officials said Thursday that Russia is firing artillery from its own territory into Ukraine to hit Ukrainian military sites, pointing to escalating Russian involvement in the deadly conflict.

December 20, 2015

Glitch crashes global US passport, visa operations

The State Department's global database for issuing travel documents has crashed, resulting in major delays for potentially millions of people around the world waiting for U.S. passports and visas, officials said Wednesday.