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The Trump administration's communications machine has grinded to a halt as aides let the president do his own messaging on Iran.

Relations between the United States and Iran have been fraught for decades – at least since the U.S. helped overthrow a democracy-minded prime minister, Mohammed Mossadegh, in August 1953. The U.S. then supported the long, repressive reign of the Shah of Iran, whose security services brutalized Iranian citizens for decades.

US President Donald Trump could add 36 more countries to his travel ban. Can Americans still visit them? Here's the full list.

Campaigners say the US government has been withholding funds for orphans and vulnerable children unlawfully – before a vote in Congress has backed Trump’s move

The Trump administration is considering new entry bans for citizens of 36 countries on top of the 12 ones already banned earlier in June

US President Donald Trump’s administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States – 25 of which are on the African continent – according to an internal State Department cable issued over the weekend.

State Department memo asks diplomats from 36 countries to meet new requirements or face travel restrictions

When your biggest asset becomes your biggest liability.

The administration is now using the former relief funds to pay for flights and cash incentives for those who come forward to leave

The State Department's International Law Enforcement division accused China of sending 50,000 kilos of meth precursors to the Sinaloa Cartel

Former State Department spokesman Matthew Miller says the US could have done more to prevent Gaza deaths.