October 7, 2024 Americans can now receive passports 2 weeks earlier The State Department announced travelers can now receive passports two weeks earlier. Passport processing previously took between six to eight weeks and now takes four to six weeks.
October 7, 2024 Lawsuit accuses state department, DOJ of stonewalling FOIA requests regarding climate office personnel Power the Future filed a against a Biden Administration climate office alleges the department is dodging congressional oversight
October 4, 2024 State Dept. officials hinted at Israeli 'war crimes,' pushed Gaza aid days after Oct. 7 Hamas attack: report Emails between senior officials show some high-ranking Biden administration figures believed Israel could be committing war crimes with the U.S. complicit from inaction.
September 30, 2024 Israeli ministers frustrated over US, IDF leak on Lebanon operation: Report Israeli ministers agree to operational strategy for ground invasion hours after officials in the US confirmed a 'limited' invasion of Lebanon was coming, drawing frustration from Jerusalem.
September 26, 2024 US offers $20M for Iranian in plot targeting Trump’s ex-national security advisor John Bolton The U.S. is offering up to $20 million for information leading to the arrest of an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps member involved in a murder-for-hire plot targeting John Bolton.
September 25, 2024 New bill would prohibit US financial aid to Afghanistan until wrongfully detained Americans are released Pennsylvania Congressman Daniel Meuser is putting forth the No Funding Without Freedom Act, which would prohibit U.S. aid to Afghanistan while Americans are wrongfully detained there.
September 24, 2024 Senate to vote on contentious Arctic ambassador nominee with deep ties to China and Russia When the Biden administration nominated Michael Sfraga to be special ambassador to the Arctic, he failed to disclose his deep history with Russia and China.
September 23, 2024 New GOP-backed bill would ban aid to Afghanistan to avoid giving US dollars to the Taliban A group of Republicans are introducing a new bill that would cease all aid dollars to Afghanistan over concerns of interception by the Taliban.
September 21, 2024 US launches online passport renewals, offering bypass of paper mail-in application The U.S. Department of State announced this week that passport holders can update their travel documents via an online portal, skipping the cumbersome paper application required until now.
September 20, 2024 Issa rips State Department for spreading 'knowingly false' info on funding migrant counseling to enter US Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., told Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Digital that he caught the Biden administration with its hand in the "cookie jar" over slides showing migrants how to enter the U.S.