State Department

State Dept. staffers get mixed messages on how to serve international students

4:25pm March 04, 2025

A State Department program meant to convince international students to pursue higher education in the United States can't seem to get answers on whether they're allowed to talk about increasing diversity in U.S. classrooms.

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USAID workers return to HQ to clear their desks, as Trump dismantles the agency

4:57pm February 27, 2025

Workers who served in the U.S. Agency for International Development were allowed a final and brief visit back to their offices to clear out their belongings on Thursday.

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Tesla Recalls Almost 700,000 Vehicles Over Tire Pressure Warning System

A new document undercuts Trump admin's denials about $400 million Tesla deal

12:22pm February 24, 2025

The State Department claimed a plan to buy thousands of armored Teslas was left over from the Biden administration. A document obtained by NPR shows the Biden plan was far smaller.

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These far-right media figures are getting center stage under Trump

4:16pm February 20, 2025

The Trump administration has welcomed far-right media figures in the White House briefing room and elsewhere, even as it restricts access for established news outlets.

Why does Musk want USAID 'to die'? And why did its website disappear?

2:58pm February 02, 2025

Under the Trump administration, the U.S. agency that funds aid projects has faced layoffs, a stop action order for most aid efforts and a disruption of its website. Now Elon Musk says it should 'die.'

In this image made from video, Mexico's police officers stand guard at the Ensenada station in Ensenada, Mexico, Thursday, May 2, 2024.

World News

Bodies found in Mexico identified as missing American and two Australians

10:56pm May 05, 2024

by The Associated Press

Thieves apparently killed the three, who were on a surfing trip to Mexico's Baja peninsula, to steal their truck because they wanted the tires, Mexican authorities said.

This picture taken from Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip shows an Israeli army tank moving along the border with the Palestinian territory on March 20.

World News

A State Department official warns Israel of 'major' reputational damage in Gaza war

3:20pm March 22, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

Assistant Secretary of State Bill Russo told Israeli officials last week the Gaza war is damaging Israel's global reputation, potentially lasting a generation, according to a readout obtained by NPR.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting with human rights leaders at the State Department in Washington on Thursday.

State Department approves sale of tank ammunition to Israel, bypassing Congress

2:23pm December 09, 2023

by The Associated Press

The Biden administration said it has approved the emergency sale of nearly 14,000 rounds of ammunition worth more than $106 million as Israel intensifies its military operations in southern Gaza.

U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, Victor Manuel Rocha, talks to the press 11 July 2001.

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Former U.S. ambassador charged with being an agent for Cuba

10:21pm December 04, 2023

by Greg Allen

Victor Manuel Rocha was a State Department employee for more than 20 years. Prosecutors say during that time and in the 20 years since, he acted as an illegal agent for Cuba.

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