State Department

In highly unusual move, U.S. diplomats in Uganda and Kenya issue public pronouncements expressing distress over the death of George Floyd.

As Saudi Arabia closes in on paying off its Yemen debt, it has been pulled into Friday’s shock dismissal of Steve Linick, who was probing the Trump administration’s effort to evade congressional approval of arms deals to Riyadh.

Democrats say the State Department is withholding information on diversity from Congress based on the claim it is “non-publicly available” information.

The shock firing of the State Department’s top watchdog is raising fears that diplomats won’t be protected against political retaliation.

Despite Pompeo’s push for more active diplomacy, his senior deputies want to go slow.

Report finds problems with morale and management that hampered U.S. counterterrorism initiatives in foreign countries.

His critics say he’s too busy attacking China to coordinate a global response to the pandemic. His supporters say he’s holding Beijing to account.

The administration insists any future START treaty has to include Beijing as well as Moscow, but experts say there is almost no chance China will agree.

Trump loyalist moves to the State Department, the United Arab Emirates prolongs the conflict in Libya, and Orthodox churches turn into coronavirus hotspots.

Political appointee Alexander Alden will take over a role in a bureau caught in the middle of Trump’s impeachment and trial.

U.S. scrambling to fill major posts addressing the coronavirus pandemic and economic aid.

Senior State arms official says China’s outreach could put at risk sovereign U.S. allies and American weapons systems.

Public hearings and classified briefings are another political casualty in the age of contagion.

Officials say they have grown alarmed at the threat posed by right-wing extremists.

The U.S. secretary of state is late to finding his voice on the pandemic, as the State Department scrambles to repatriate tens of thousands of American citizens stranded abroad.

The United States continues sending military aid to Egypt despite its worsening human rights situation. Could the death of a detained American change that?

State Department struggles to bring thousands of stranded Americans home as air travel shuts down from the global coronavirus pandemic.

Health concerns deal another blow to the U.S. foreign service, which is already overstretched following a 2017 hiring freeze.

Request undercuts Trump’s claim that the U.S. has enough tests and medical equipment.

Democratic lawmakers express “urgent concern” to Pompeo about failure to assist with flights and information.