State Department

Stonegate Bank's Pompano Beach, Fla., location, shown here, announced it is setting up a correspondent banking relationship with a Cuban financial institution.

Little Florida Bank Goes Where Behemoths Fear To Tread: Cuba

5:15pm December 18, 2015

by Greg Allen

Middlemen, messy currencies and questions galore allude to the price of banking in Cuba — but that's not stopping Stonegate, the first to offer customers a debit card they can use across the strait.

Clinton Emails: 'ROLF,' Plus 'Mittens' Romney And Newt The 'Grinch'

3:36pm December 01, 2015

The latest release of the Democratic presidential candidate's emails from her controversial private server total 7,825 pages, including portions of 328 documents that were upgraded to "Confidential."

National

Advocate: States Can't Shut Doors On Refugees

7:36am November 17, 2015

by Alexandra Starr

Governors say they will refuse to let Syrian refugees settle in their states. Observers say states can't ban refugees, but efforts to reduce processing times for asylum seekers will be slowed.

From FUBAR To Russian Phishing: The Latest From Hillary Clinton's Emails

8:31am October 02, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Russian hackers tried a phishing scheme, a White House operator didn't believe the caller was actually Clinton and she panicked after being unable to find her local NPR station.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a community forum on health care at Moulton Elementary School in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday.

Defense Department Reveals Two New Developments In Clinton Email Saga

7:13pm September 25, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The State Department announced that there were personal messages exchanged between Hillary Clinton and retired Gen. David Petraeus as well as 962 previously undisclosed emails relating to Libya.

#NPRreads: Counting Casualties And Reauthorization Of The State Department

8:07am September 13, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Also this week: Instead of "hit and run," it's often "hit to kill" in China. And, the demise of the liberal arts degree.

Secretary of State John Kerry (left) and other dignitaries watch the raising of the U.S. flag over the newly reopened embassy in Havana on Friday.

U.S. Flag Flies Over Embassy In Cuba For First Time In 54 Years

11:33am August 14, 2015

by Scott Neuman

For the first time since 1961, when diplomatic relations between Havana and Washington were broken off, the flag flies above a U.S. diplomatic compound there.

Malaysia, Cuba Taken Off U.S. Human Trafficking Blacklist

2:19pm July 28, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Many human rights advocates and U.S. lawmakers say the upgrade has more to do with politics than with the facts on the ground in those countries.

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Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton speaks at a Hillary For America discussion on Thursday in Columbia, S.C.

Classified Emails Were Sent Through Clinton's Private Network, Watchdog Says

3:49pm July 24, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The Justice Department has received a referral from an inspector general that is related to the case, but it has made no decision yet about whether it will launch an investigation into the issue.

Clinton Blames 'The Right' For Trust Attacks

8:12pm July 07, 2015

by Jessica Taylor

Hillary Clinton worked to paint herself as honest and trustworthy in her first national television interview of the 2016 campaign, pointing the finger at Republicans for damaging accusations.