The Latest Breaking News from Department of State

U.S. eases visa processing for graduates with job offers to attract and retain top talent

The Department of State issued new guidance to consular officers on when to recommend waivers for specific applicants to expedite work visa

Latin Times · Aug 8, 2024

The Supreme Court's Dubious Use of History in Department of State v. Munoz

Justice Amy Coney Barrett's majority opinion includes significant errors, and violates some of her own precepts against excessive reliance on questionable history.

Reason · Jun 24, 2024

Department of State v. Munoz: The Sleeper ConLaw Case of the Term

Justice Barrett's majority clarifies Glucksberg, Mandel, Din, and Knauff, but Justice Sotomayor's dissent really wants to talk about Loving, Obergefell, and Dobbs.

Reason · Jun 24, 2024

Sudan’s warring sides accuse each other of violating ceasefire

The truce between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces was reached after 5 weeks of warfare in Sudan.

Al Jazeera · May 25, 2023

Chinese balloon was ‘clearly for intelligence surveillance’: US

State Department says device had multiple antennas ‘likely capable of collecting and geo-locating communications’.

Al Jazeera · Feb 9, 2023

US concerned as Sudan releases man convicted of slaying diplomat

Abdelraouf Abuzeid was previously convicted in connection to a shooting that killed a USAID employee and his driver.

Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2023

Pennsylvania House adjourns, package of constitutional amendments won’t appear on the May ballot

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives adjourned on January 24, 2023, affecting a package of three constitutional amendments that could have appeared on ballot for May 16, 2023. 

Ballotpedia · Jan 31, 2023

Blinken to head to Middle East amid Israeli-Palestinian tensions

Washington says US secretary of state will stress ‘upholding the historic status quo’ of the holy sites in Jerusalem.

Al Jazeera · Jan 26, 2023

Commentary: This former CIA analyst has something to say about the classified documents crisis — and it’s likely not what you think

The criminal culpability of Donald Trump and the sloppiness of the staffs of both Joe Biden and Mike Pence have combined to create a crisis over the handling of classified materials. The former involved Trump’s intentionally keeping large amounts of classified material at Mar-a-Lago; the latter led to small amounts…

Tribune News Service · Jan 26, 2023

Penn’s Biden Center provided a landing spot for many of the president’s top aides

PHILADELPHIA — When the University of Pennsylvania launched a think tank named for Joe Biden in 2017, it didn’t just create a prestige institution tied to the man who had just left the vice president’s office.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jan 24, 2023