Department Of State

Latest Stories

This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office for Utah and introduced as evidence at a trial shows fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone pills collected during an investigation. (U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah via AP, File)

U.S. warns about fake, dangerous pills being sold in Mexico

Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media after the summit of Caspian Sea littoral states in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Thursday, June 30, 2022. The International Criminal Court said Friday, March 17, 2023 it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes because of his alleged involvement in abductions of children from Ukraine. (Dmitry Azarov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

State Department rejects Russian suspension of New START nuclear arms treaty

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

This image shows rainbow-colored fentanyl pills. (DEA photo) ** FILE **

Lawmakers sound the alarm over fentanyl-laced pills sold at Mexican pharmacies

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., calls for impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House Republicans step up pressure on State Department over funding for ‘disinformation’ index

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

An exhibitor wearing a face mask looks on near a Changan 510 chip developed by the Beijing Academy of Blockchain and Edge Computing displayed at the China Beijing International High-Tech Expo in Beijing, China, on Sept. 26, 2021. Chips are a top priority in the ruling Communist Party's marathon campaign to end China's reliance on technology from the United States, Japan and other suppliers Beijing sees as potential economic and strategic rivals. If it succeeds, business and political leaders warn that might slow down innovation, disrupt global trade and make the world poorer. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Hill Republicans fault Biden administration efforts to meet China threats

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, reviews a military honor guard with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, June 8, 2018. Russian President Putin on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, arrived in Beijing for the opening of the Winter Olympic Games and talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, as the two leaders look to project themselves as a counterweight to the U.S. and its allies. (Greg Baker/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

China takes leading role in Russian propaganda

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration on Cuba's oppression on afro-cubans by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Celebrating Black History Month with Cuba’s racist oppressors disgraceful

By Gelet Martinez Fragela and Norges Rodriguez

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas, Pool)

Blinken heads to Asia, with China, Russia tensions soaring

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., speaks during a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing on Capitol Hill, Feb. 8, 2023, in Washington. House Republicans kicked off an investigation Monday into the origins of COVID-19 by issuing a series of letters to current and former Biden administration officials for documents and testimony. Comer, chairman of the Oversight committee, said that Republicans will “follow the facts” and "hold U.S. government officials that took part in any sort of cover-up accountable.” (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

House investigators launch probe into State Department’s funding of ‘disinformation’ index

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Money Down the Drain in Ukraine War Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

America supports Ukraine, but at what cost?

By Tsotne Bakuria

In this Aug. 22, 2021, photo provided by the U.S. Air Force, Afghan passengers board a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III during the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. (MSgt. Donald R. Allen/U.S. Air Force via AP) **FILE**

House Oversight Committee launches probe of Afghanistan withdrawal

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

From left, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., call for legislation labeling the Russian Wagner Group as a foreign terrorist organization, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. The three lawmakers, all members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, are heading to Germany to attend the Munich Security Conference amid fears of a new Russian offensive against Ukraine. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senators reintroduce bill to designate Russia’s Wagner Group as terrorist organization

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, speaks during a Republican news conference ahead of the State of the Union, March 1, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Republicans say State Department less willing to help with Marc Fogel than with Brittney Griner

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

George Soros, founder and chairman of the Open Society Foundations, attends the Joseph A. Schumpeter award ceremony in Vienna on June 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak) ** FILE **

Soros-backed ‘disinformation’ group aims to defund conservative news

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

A police tape cordons off the crime scene in the church of Cerocahui, Mexico, Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Two elderly Jesuit priests were killed inside the church, where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge, the religious order's Mexican branch announced Tuesday. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez) **FILE**

Cartels’ crime, kidnappings prompt State Dept. to tell Americans to avoid six Mexican states

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Bryan and Julie Hanlon hold photos of their adopted Haitian children, Gina, left, and Peterson, in a play area of their home in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. They became the legal parents of the siblings in 2022 and fear they won't be able to secure their passports and fly them out of Haiti. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Passport rush blamed on U.S. policy stalls adoptions in Haiti

By Dánica Coto - Associated Press

In an image from video released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Oct. 26, 2022, a Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is test-fired as part of Russia's nuclear drills from a launch site in Plesetsk, northwestern Russia. The Biden administration is faulting Russia for failing to allow on-the-ground nuclear inspections, accusing Moscow of endangering arms control efforts. The administration delivered its assessment Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, in a report to Congress. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP) **FILE**

U.S. says Russia violating last major arms treaty

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Palestinian demonstrators burn tires in a protest against a deadly Israeli army raid at Aida Refugee camp, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023. During the raid in the West Bank town of Jenin, Israeli forces killed at least nine Palestinians, including a 60-year-old woman, and wounded several others, Palestinian health officials said, in one of the deadliest days of fighting in years. The Israeli military said it was conducting an operation to arrest militants when a gun battle erupted. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Blinken headed to Mideast as U.S. alarm over violence grows

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

A woman poses for a selfie on a bridge decorated with lanterns at a public park in Beijing on the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

New year greetings stir old animosities; Chinese outraged over cultural appropriation

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

In this file photo taken on Wednesday, June 24, 2020, Russian RS-24 Yars ballistic missiles roll in Red Square during the Victory Day military parade marking the 75th anniversary of the Nazi defeat in Moscow, Russia. Russia and the United States exchanged documents Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, to extend the New START nuclear treaty, their last remaining arms control pact, the Kremlin said. The Kremlin readout of a phone call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin said they voiced satisfaction with the move. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File)

Ukraine war scuttles Biden arms control agenda

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times