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The pleading text messages would come at all hours of the day and night from Kabul, Afghanistan.

The House Foreign Affairs chairman has subpoenaed the State Department for classified documents that could indicate whether the U.S. deviated from its plans for sanctioning China after a Chinese surveillance balloon crossed over sensitive military sites across North America

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Dozens of prominent US and UK politicians attend events despite warning of terror threat by US embassy

A much-feared backup of U.S. passport applications has snarled post-pandemic summer plans for would-be travelers around the world

Chairman McCaul calls for transparency from State Department over Rob Malley's security clearance suspension

Each Sunday, about 70 people — all first-and-second generation Chinese Americans — gather in a small Dallas-Fort Worth-area church sanctuary for worship services.

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration lacked “a sufficient sense of urgency” when planning for the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, according to an after-action report released Friday by the State Department.

Biden administration worries about political perceptions limited planning, among other shortcomings, the State Department report contends.