The Latest Breaking News from State Department

Marco Rubio claims office ‘spent millions of dollars to actively silence and censor the voices of Americans they were supposed to be serving’

Lawyers for wrongfully deported Maryland father can depose officials over compliance with Supreme Court ruling to ‘facilitate’ his return to the United States

A preliminary FY2026 budget proposal reportedly suggests closing 10 embassies and 17 consulates

An internal memo shows that the White House Office of Management and Budget proposed reducing the combined budget of the State Department and USAID to $28.4 billion — a $27 billion cut from the amount approved by Congress for 2025.

In a new war on federal workers, State Department employees are told to snitch on people with Pride flags

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department’s budget by almost 50%, closing a number of overseas diplomatic missions, and eliminating funding for nearly all international organizations, including the United Nations, many of its agencies and for NATO headquarters

The document cites examples of bias such as retaliations for seeking religious exemptions to vaccine mandates

Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen is seeking a meeting with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele over the fate of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who a court ruled should be returned to the U.S.

The U.S. State Department has confirmed that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident mistakenly deported to El Salvador in March, is alive and currently being held at the CECOT mega-prison

The move came as Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency cut funding and laid off contractors across many federal agencies, claiming it was part of a plan to reduce wasteful spending.

Pete Marocco reportedly clashed with Secretary of State Marco Rubio over extent of funding cuts