The Latest Breaking News from The State Department

Marco Rubio next week will pay his first visit to Mexico as the top US diplomat, as President Donald Trump presses for cooperation against migration and cartels, the State Department said Thursday.

As students grapple with an unfriendly immigration system and targeted crackdowns on campus, how long will the U.S. remain the world's top study destination?

In 2025, between January and June, the number of victims remained high, with 3,137 people killed in violence involving criminal groups, self-defense groups, civilians, and state security forces.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has announced this week that the U.S. will pause issuing work visas to some foreign truck drivers

The post on X showed the State Department's "wanted" posters for both men, but with Cabello's image altered so that he appears to look at Maduro with jealousy, because the amount asked for his bounty is twice as large

The State Department’s new language suggests that the continual vetting process, which officials acknowledge is time-consuming, is far more widespread and could mean even those approved to be in the US could abruptly see those permissions revoked.

Rights groups are questioning a multimillion-dollar arms sale by the United States to Nigeria as security forces in the west African nation continue to be accused of killing civilians with impunity.

When more than 1,300 people at the U.S. State Department lost their jobs in a mass firing this summer, most headlines focused on what it meant for American diplomacy. But the layoffs are about more than embassies and foreign policy – they could also make it harder for U.S. companies…

The State Department has fired a press officer responsible for drafting Trump administration talking points about policy toward Israel and Gaza