December 20, 2015 Obama announces opening of US Embassy in Cuba President Obama formally announced on Wednesday that the United States and Cuba have both agreed to open embassies in each other’s capitals following more than a half-century of hostilities between the two nations.  "This is an historic step," Obama said.Â
December 20, 2015 Documents challenge Clinton claim no classified intel on personal emails Secretary of State Hillary Clinton used her personal email account to handle high level negotiations in 2011 for a no-fly zone to help topple Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi, according to a series of emails obtained by Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ, challenging her claim the private server did not hold classified information.
December 20, 2015 US to abandon Chinese-owned Waldorf at UN General Assembly The State Department will abandon decades of tradition this fall at the annual U.N. General Assembly by setting up shop in a hotel other than New York's iconic Waldorf-Astoria, which was purchased last year by a Chinese company.
December 20, 2015 State Dept suspends overseas passport, visa issuance The State Department has been forced to suspend the issuance of U.S. passports and visas at its overseas diplomatic missions due to a computer glitch that has hit one of its computer databases.
December 20, 2015 State Dept. says US officials will not meet with Muslim Brotherhood delegation The Obama administration said Tuesday U.S. officials will not meet with Muslim Brotherhood representatives after Egypt reportedly summoned the U.S. ambassador in Cairo to express displeasure that members of the banned group were visiting Washington.
December 20, 2015 Pentagon says US 'able to respond' if needed after Iran seizes cargo ship The Pentagon said Wednesday that the U.S. would "be able to respond" if necessary to help a Marshall Islands-flagged ship that was diverted, and boarded, a day earlier by Iran -- though it remains unclear how far the U.S. Navy might be willing to go if the tense situation escalates.
December 20, 2015 Boehner says House 'may have to' subpoena Hillary Clinton's private email server House Speaker John Boehner said in an interview published Thursday that the House of Representatives may subpoena Hillary Clinton's personal e-mail server if she does not turn it over to be examined by an independent third party.
December 20, 2015 State Dept. warns of new Russian military buildup on Ukraine border Russia has recently sent arms and drone aircraft into eastern Ukraine and is massing its troops along the tense border, which raises concern about new escalation in the conflict, the State Department said Wednesday.
December 20, 2015 Congress first asked Hillary Clinton about personal email use in 2012, letter shows Hillary Clinton ignored questions from congressional investigators in December 2012 about her use of a personal e-mail account while secretary of state.
December 20, 2015 Iran would reportedly extend nuclear deal deadline to satisfy leader's demands Iran would reportedly extend talks for a finalized nuclear deal with world powers beyond the June 30 deadline if need be to satisfy the lines drawn out by the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a senior Iranian official said.