Former Baltimore mayoral candidate Zulieka Baysmore on Monday joined a burgeoning tax boycott over rising crime and declining quality of life in the city, and she upped the ante by threatening a petition to oust Mayor Brandon Scott. Published June 14, 2021
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that relations between the U.S. and Russia are at their lowest point as President Biden prepares to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Published June 13, 2021
The State Department on Friday announced the suspension of all visa operations at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, further diminishing hope of escape for interpreters and other Afghans who helped the U.S. war effort and face Taliban retribution after the troop pullout. Published June 11, 2021
Sen. Tom Cotton has revealed some of the hundreds of whistleblower complaints from service members who object to critical race theory indoctrination in the military, including airmen being divided by race and sex into groups for "privilege walks." Published June 11, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday sided with Jewish Democrats in rebuking Rep. Ilhan Omar's statements equating the U.S and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban. Published June 10, 2021
Jewish House Democrats have escalated a confrontation with Rep. Ilhan Omar over her recent statements equating the U.S. and Israel to Hamas and the Taliban. Published June 10, 2021
Russia's growing influence in Belarus is complicating U.S. and Western efforts to pressure Minsk and force increasingly emboldened Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko to halt his crackdown on political opponents, the U.S. ambassador to Belarus told a congressional hearing Wednesday. Published June 9, 2021
Sen. Susan Collins called on President Biden to use the upcoming Russia summit to ask about the origin of suspected directed energy attacks, causing what's known as Havana Syndrome, targeting U.S. officials around the globe, including on U.S. soil. Published June 8, 2021
Secretary of State Antony Blinken remained largely silent Monday when asked for specifics on plans to evacuate interpreters and other Afghans who supported the U.S. war effort and face deadly retaliation when the troops withdrawal. Published June 8, 2021
A key Republican on Capitol Hill grilled Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday for an explanation of why the State Department has not produced evidence to back up its corruption allegations against former Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha, a one-time high-profile ally of U.S. efforts to promote democracy in the Balkans. Published June 7, 2021
Rep. Michael T. McCaul, the ranking Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on Monday prodded President Biden to make the release of two American detainees a precondition for his meeting next week with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Published June 7, 2021
The Biden administration has reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to strengthening the security partnership with Israel, pledging the support during Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz's visit to Washington this week. Published June 4, 2021
Plans for an escape route to America for interpreters and other Afghans who helped U.S. troops during the 20-year Afghanistan War are mired in inaction by the Biden administration, say congressional members and other advocates for the wartime allies. Published June 4, 2021
Marc Polymeropoulos was a senior CIA case officer on a routine visit to Moscow in 2017 when he awoke in his hotel room with a severe case of vertigo. Published June 3, 2021
