The Latest Breaking News from The State Department

Robert Malley's security clearance suspended following internal probe; Congress seeks answers

The U.S. Marine veteran was freed from Russian prison in a prisoner swap last year. Now he has sustained an injury while fighting in Ukraine, the State Department said.

North Korea isn’t responding to U.S. attempts to discuss the American soldier who bolted to the North across the Koreas’ heavily armed border

The State Department says it's imposing sanctions on two former Salvadoran presidents and dozens of other officials and judges in Central America

The State Department says it plans a massive increase in diplomatic personnel and spending for facilities at new U.S. embassies in the Pacific islands as the Biden administration forges ahead with efforts to counter China’s growing influence in the region

US says talks in Indonesia are part of effort to ‘responsibly manage competition’ between Washington and Beijing.

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

In March, the State Department said the standard processing time for a new or renewed passport can take up to 13 weeks. But many passport seekers are finding that the wait is well beyond that.