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State Department Computer Glitch Creates A Visa Nightmare

3:15pm June 29, 2015

by Yuki Noguchi

The problem has had a wide impact, keeping farmworkers, Ultimate Fighting Championship athletes and foreign students from entering the U.S. The agency has 100 experts working on a fix.

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American Freelance Journalist Released By Rebels In Yemen

4:51pm June 01, 2015

by Brian Naylor

Casey Coombs was one of a number of Americans being held in Yemen, according to the U.S. State Department.

An engraving of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre in Washington on April 14, 1865. Lincoln died the next day.

Documents Show Global Outpouring Of Grief Over Lincoln's Assassination

4:24pm April 15, 2015

by Jackie Northam

The State Department has released documents from 1865 that highlight the disbelief and profound sympathy over the president's death from governments and private citizens the world over.

Visitors to the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum wait for it to reopen after widespread power outages caused many of the buildings along the National Mall in Washington to shut down temporarily on Tuesday.

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Power Outages Hit Parts Of Washington, D.C., Including The White House

3:19pm April 07, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Several government buildings, including the Capitol and the State Department were affected. The problem was traced back to a transmission line in southern Maryland.

White House: Obama Traded Emails With Clinton, But Didn't Know Account Was Private

4:42pm March 09, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

The president told CBS over the weekend that he learned about Clinton's use of a private email address while she was secretary of state through news reports like "everybody else."

Clinton, White House Play Delicate Dance As Emails Await Release

10:35pm March 06, 2015

by Scott Horsley

Questions about Hillary Clinton's reliance on a private email account when she was secretary of state will dog the likely presidential hopeful — and the administration she worked for — for months.

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U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert leaves Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Seoul, South Korea, after the attack.

North Korea: Attack On U.S. Ambassador Is 'Deserved Punishment'

1:27pm March 05, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Pyongyang said it welcomed the attack on Ambassador Mark Lippert, who was assaulted in Seoul by a knife-wielding political activist who said he opposed joint U.S.-South Korea military exercises.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, seen here at a U.N. event last March, has been criticized for using a private email account to conduct official business during her four years in the Obama administration.

Hillary Clinton Asks State Dept. To Release Her Emails To The Public

9:30am March 05, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The State Department says it will review thousands of messages for possible release. Clinton announced her intentions Wednesday, after a House panel issued a subpoena for some of the emails.

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, R-Mich., left, clasps hands with Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., sponsor of the Senate's Keystone XL pipeline bill version, on Wednesday as lawmakers gather to urge President Obama to sign the legislation

House Sends Keystone XL Pipeline Measure To Obama Despite Veto Threat

7:55pm February 11, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Republicans do not appear to have enough votes to override a presidential veto. It's unlikely to be the last standoff between the GOP and the president on energy issues.

U.S. State Department Suspends Operations In Yemen

2:00pm February 10, 2015

by Jackie Northam

The deteriorating security situation in Yemen is leading the U.S. embassy in Sanaa to reduce staff and suspend consular operations.