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People line up in front of an Air China's counter for a direct flight between Beijing and North Korea's capital of Pyongyan, at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing on Monday, March 30, 2026. (Iori Sagisawa/Kyodo News via AP) **FILE**

U.S. travel advisory for China flags threat of wrongful detention, exit bans

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

This image from CCTV video released by Saudi Arabia's Media Ministry shows passengers taking cover as flames and smoke fill part of King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, during what authorities described as a strike at the airport on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. (Saudi Media Ministry via AP)

Nonessential U.S. personnel, families told to leave Saudi Arabia amid growing Houthi strikes

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

People ride in a pickup truck during a funeral procession for a Houthi officer in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. The Arabic banner reads, "Martyr Mazen Abdallah." (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)

State Department updates travel advisory for Middle East over Iran-backed Houthi attacks

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

The Harry S. Truman Building, headquarters for the State Department, is seen in Washington, March 9, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Federal law raises costs on taxpayers for State Department travel, GAO estimates

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Another 9/11 terrorist attack in the United States of America illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

We cannot miss the warning signs of another 9/11

By Joseph R. DeTrani

First lady Jill Biden addresses the 16th annual International Women of Courage (IWOC) Awards virtual ceremony at the State Department, Monday, March 14, 2022, in Washington. (Leah Millis, Pool via AP)

FBI puts Iraqi woman who got award from Jill Biden on terror watchlist; her visa is revoked

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The State Department seal is seen on the briefing room lectern at the State Department in Washington, Jan. 31, 2022. (Mandel Ngan, Pool via AP, File)

U.S. sanctions Italian far-left group for backing antifa, domestic extremists

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump, escorted by Air Force 89th Air Wing Deputy Commander Melissa Dombrock, walks to board Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, July 25, 2025, en route to Scotland. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

US set for largest mass visa revocation in history targeting up to 200,000 foreigners, officials say

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers Meeting, in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

State Department cancels DEI diplomacy; ‘White Fragility,’ BLM lessons expunged from training

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

A China Navy Ship with bow number 574 observes the Philippines United States Japan Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity off a disputed South China Sea shoal on Friday, March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

State Department criticizes Beijing-Indonesia naval maneuver as pressure on Taiwan

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

FILE - The State Department seal is seen on the briefing room lectern at the State Department in Washington, Jan. 31, 2022. (Mandel Ngan, Pool via AP, File)

U.S. to make visa bond requirements permanent, affecting mostly African countries

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

People collect water from a street tap during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

House Democrats return from Cuba visit, decry Trump’s sanctions on the communist island

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, listen as President Donald Trump meets with Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Rubio touts a Trump-backed global crackdown on ‘left-wing’ terror

By Vaughn Cockayne - The Washington Times

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, a long-range ballistic missile bursts out of the sea during a test launched from a Chinese nuclear-powered submarines in the South Pacific on Monday, July 6, 2026. (Li Xiangchao/Xinhua via AP)

State Department calls Chinese nuclear missile test ‘irresponsible’

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

The Harry S. Truman Building, headquarters for the State Department, is seen in Washington, March 9, 2009. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

GAO faults State, USAID for poor oversight of $1.2 billion China counter-influence effort

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

The MV Hondius cruise ship arrives at the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

U.S. puts up $750K to evacuate an American who was aboard hantavirus cruise ship from remote island

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

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State Dept. offers $750 expedited visa interview

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing, Wednesday, June 3, 2026, on Capitol Hill, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Trump administration will offer expedited visa interviews at select embassies for $750

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

Fixing the U.S. State Department Illustration by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Foreign service has become a haven for leftists

By Michael McKenna

Francesca Albanese, U.N. Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian Territories, speaks to journalists in Rome, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Court rules State Dept. violated constitutional rights of ICC adviser who called Gaza ‘genocide’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times