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State Department Tests Online Passport Renewals

Business
Jessica Roberts

The U.S. State Department recently announced it is beta testing a public-facing program that enables would-be travelers to renew passports online. As ...

U.S. dampens criticism of El Salvador’s president as migration overtakes democracy concerns

Politics
Amanda Smith

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — In 2021, the Biden administration turned down a meeting request with El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele ...

US expressed deep concern to Israel over Rafah airstrike, State Department says

Politics
Amanda Smith

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States expressed deep concern to Israel’s government over an airstrike in Rafah and urged ...

US says Israel’s use of weapons may have violated international law

Politics
Amanda Smith

By Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration on Friday said Israel’s use of U.S.-supplied weapons may have violated ...

US lawmakers await Biden administration report on Israeli weapons use

Politics
Amanda Smith

By Patricia Zengerle, Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden’s administration is to report to U.S. lawmakers as ...

US senator questions whether State Dept properly assessing Israel conduct

Politics
Amanda Smith

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Democratic senator on Sunday questioned whether the Biden administration was properly assessing whether Israel was ...

As Blinken heads to China, these are the major divides he will try to bridge

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is starting three days of talks with senior Chinese officials in Shanghai and Beijing ...

US State Dept ‘fully expects’ to finalize new AUKUS trade exemptions in next 120 days

Politics
Amanda Smith

By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. State Department said on Friday it fully expects to finalize new trade exemptions for the ...

State Department official Annelle Sheline resigns over Biden’s ‘horrific’ support for Israel’s war against Hamas

World
David Turner

Politics By Victor Nava Published March 29, 2024, 1:14 a.m. ET A State Department official resigned Wednesday and has since gone on ...

State Department human rights staffer resigns over Biden’s Gaza policy

World
David Turner

A State Department human rights staffer said she is resigning in response to the Biden administration’s policy on Gaza in a CNN ...