The Latest Breaking News from The State Department

More than 100 days into the new administration, the Foreign Emoluments Clause returns to the fore.

Visa would allow wealthy people to buy residency in U.S., but how it would work remains unclear

State Department says Starlink ‘has been game-changing in helping remote areas around the world gain internet connectivity’

Libya serves as a hub for migrants trying to get to Europe, and the country has several detention facilities for refugees and migrants

Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, his administration has slashed the work of many U.S. government agencies, including those focused on foreign policy. Now, there is concern that the Peace Corps could join the other foreign aid programs the administration is trying to dismantle.

President expands effort to house noncitizens in stopover countries before home countries accept them

The removal of Mike Waltz as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser – formally the assistant to the president for national security affairs – raises the question of just what that position entails and also what it means that Marco Rubio will now act as secretary of state and national…

The US government said it will no longer ‘fly around the world at the drop of a hat’ for meetings

The DEA and the State Department announced a $500,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Alejandro "Diablo" Arias-Monge, Costa Rica's most wanted fugitive

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called senior officials in India and Pakistan in an effort to defuse the crisis that followed last week’s deadly attack in Kashmir, the State Department said

Contractors hired by the Trump administration have removed a memorial wall to fallen staffers from the now-closed headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development, with no immediate word on where it will wind up