Meet Trump's Incredibly Confusing New National Security Cabinet
Establishment hawks will be running the State Department and National Security Council, but Trump has peppered in some antiestablishment mavericks too.
Establishment hawks will be running the State Department and National Security Council, but Trump has peppered in some antiestablishment mavericks too.
Plus: Trump island, AI regulations you've never heard of, Gaza death count, and more...
Even without Mike Pompeo and Nikki Haley, the Trump administration still could be heading for regime change in the Middle East.
Newly released FBI files show a lot of strange threats against the former secretary of state’s safety—and say a lot about 1970s America.
The surveillance company mSpy just suffered its third data breach in a decade, exposing government officials snooping for both official and unofficial reasons.
Total spending under Trump nearly doubled. New programs filled Washington with more bureaucrats.
Plus: Trump opts out of debates, blackface story gets a twist, AI-enhanced IRS, and more...
The U.S.-Bahraini security pact is the first step towards a future U.S.-Saudi “mega-deal.” Critics say it violates the U.S. Constitution and aids torturers.
Applicants are currently waiting 10 to 13 weeks for routine processing.
COVID-era problems are partially to blame, but so are outdated government practices.
Reason is listed among the "ten riskiest online news outlets" by a government-funded disinfo tracker.
A new State Department initiative will let American citizens sponsor refugees fleeing danger.
The State Department's network of consulates are keeping tourists and business travelers in limbo.
The former secretary of state died today at the age of 84 after a long and complicated career in U.S. foreign policy.
Inside the volunteer effort to save the stranded men and women who worked with the U.S. military
The government has had ample time to figure out how to provide standard visa services in the face of COVID-19, but it’s come up short.
Supplying the Ukrainian army hasn’t stopped Putin.
With tens of thousands of Afghans awaiting assistance, the initiative will capitalize on local knowledge and turn resettlement into a bottom-up process.
Amir Meshal was never charged with a crime.
Both liberals and conservatives could take some lessons from the U.S. State Department's list of cities that it recommends Afghan refugees relocate to.
The entire federal workforce is required to be vaccinated. So why is the federal bureaucracy still operating as if routine public interactions are a public health threat?
Massive passport-processing delays, due to COVID restrictions and staffing shortages, are ruining summer travel plans and prompting fantastical workarounds.
Despite its victory, the State Department is insisting that a court order to allow the files to spread is not yet technically in effect.
President Joe Biden's promised return to normality will unfortunately extend to his administration's foreign policy.
The president-elect's forthcoming nomination of Antony Blinken as the country's top diplomat suggests an appetite for continuing America's role as the globe's policeman.
The Secretary of State places himself among the ranks of Republican officials willing to humor, but not quite endorse, Trump's claims that he in fact won the election.
An absurdly petty intersection of anti-gay and anti-foreigner policies.
Pompeo says he's learned a lesson about American interventions in the Middle East, but can he be trusted?
"The president has been very specific, at times, on this," Paul said. "He said 'it is time to get out of Afghanistan.'"
Paul says Mike Pompeo, Trump's pick to be the next secretary of state, will repeat the foreign policy mistakes of the past two decades.
The new "unique identifier" for sex offenders stigmatizes people who pose no threat.
Kurt Volker, the McCain Institute's well-connected executive director, has been appointed special representative for Ukraine negotiations.
But the event's sponsor says its visa approval rate was remarkably high and that no other country could offer such access.
State Department reverses Obama ruling and permits construction of Keystone Pipeline.
The agency already tried to get out of the requirements once.
No other nomination for high-level department positions requiring Senate confirmation has been made yet.
None of his cabinet picks seem to think that man-made climate change is hoax.
John Bolton's belligerence belies the president-elect's critique of reckless foreign intervention.
'The top U.S. diplomat responsible for everything from negotiating international climate agreements to resurrecting the Keystone XL Pipeline'
Exxon-Mobil CEO could become an advocate for liberalization and cooperation as top diplomat.
The defeated Democrat still thinks the email issue was bogus, even though she also thinks it cost her the election.
The newly revived email controversy shows how she manages to be less trusted than Trump.
Turns out there's still time for October surprises.
Is plastic gun printer Cody Wilson an 'open source terrorist' or a free speech hero?
Maybe focus on protecting American data, not seeking revenge for Clinton's embarrassment?
The plaintiffs argued that the newly mandated stigma is unconstitutional.
Prior restraint keeps blueprints off the Internet.
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