The Latest Breaking News from The State Department

Libya serves as a hub for migrants trying to get to Europe, and the country has several detention facilities for refugees and migrants

Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, his administration has slashed the work of many U.S. government agencies, including those focused on foreign policy. Now, there is concern that the Peace Corps could join the other foreign aid programs the administration is trying to dismantle.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called senior officials in India and Pakistan in an effort to defuse the crisis that followed last week’s deadly attack in Kashmir, the State Department said

Contractors hired by the Trump administration have removed a memorial wall to fallen staffers from the now-closed headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development, with no immediate word on where it will wind up

With Trump at 100 days in office and plunging in the polls, the left is upping the pressure against his administration

The Trump administration has told Congress that it intends to designate Haitian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations

From slashed federal funding for disinformation research to the closure of a key agency combating foreign influence operations, the United States has dismantled vital guardrails against falsehoods within President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.

Only a few days after government attorneys had discussed how to keep Abrego Garcia safe until he could be returned, the White House press secretary claimed he was an MS-13 leader guilty of human trafficking

A researcher at Boston University is keeping tabs on deaths likely caused by dismantling U.S. foreign aid programs