The Latest Breaking News from State Department

Refugees haven’t been welcome in the United States since the first day of President Donald Trump’s second term, when he signed an executive order suspending the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for 90 days. Despite a February 2025 federal court order to resume refugee resettlement, the administration has said that won’t…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed three nominees for diplomatic posts, including the ambassador to NATO.

IQAir study finds that Chad, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and the Democratic Republic of Congo have the dirtiest air.

Conservative Darren Beattie was appointed by Rubio last month to be the acting undersecretary for public diplomacy and public affairs

The State Department has frozen funding indefinitely for thousands of scholars participating in long-established cross-cultural programs connecting the U.S. to other parts of the world

A prominent Palestinian activist who helped lead last spring's protests at Columbia University has been arrested by federal immigration agents

Trump silently watched much of the exchange between his Secretary of State and DOGE leader, the report says

A deadline has been set for Monday to repay the amounts owed to at least nine aid groups that filed a lawsuit after President Donald Trump halted all U.S. foreign assistance.

Marco Rubio is spearheading a new initiative, dubbed "Catch and Revoke," aimed at canceling visas for foreign nationals who express support for Hamas online.

"Countries along migratory routes must do their part to prevent and deter the transit of aliens seeking to illegally enter the United States," Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement

"Even if hostilities were to cease immediately, Russia’s economic transformation is unlikely to be reversed."