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What Gulf Arab states got, and didn’t get, out of Trump’s visit
US President Donald Trump just finished a lavish tour of Gulf Arab states, where every one of the three energy-rich nations ...
Judge in Abrego Garcia case questions administration's claim of state secrets privilege
The judge in the Kilmar Abrego Garcia case reprimanded the government for not providing enough basis for her to determine if ...
Frustrated judge demands more justification for Trump DOJ’s claim of state secrets in Abrego Garcia case
The federal judge overseeing the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia appeared extremely frustrated Friday by the Trump ...
Trump attorneys anger judge by claiming ‘state secrets’ keeps them from sharing details on Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s case
A federal judge told the Trump administration Friday that its explanation for invoking the state secrets privilege in ...
US claim of state secrets privilege in Kilmar Abrego Garcia case is ‘inadequate,' judge says
A federal judge told the Trump administration Friday that its explanation for invoking the state secrets privilege in ...
Rubio unveils sweeping reorganization of State Department
The Trump administration’s proposed shake-up of the State Department targets human rights programs and others focused on war ...
Abrego Garcia's lawyers challenge Trump administration's invocation of state secrets privilege
Attorneys for wrongly deported Kilmar Abrego Garcia pushed back on the Trump administration's invocation of the state secrets ...
Rubio: We Are The U.S. State Department, Not The Global State Department
Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered this update 100 days into the second Trump administration: SECRETARY OF STATE MARCO ...
After pregnant USAID workers’ pleas, State Department postpones layoff dates
The change will extend employees’ health insurance and will particularly help workers whose due dates, or those of a pregnant ...
State Department to merge Palestinian Affairs Office with US Embassy in Jerusalem
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, through U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee, will merge the Palestinian Affairs Office ...
US State Department authorizes the sale of $1.4 billion worth of weapons to the United Arab Emirates
The proposed sale to the Gulf state involves six CH-47F Chinook helicopters and comes ahead of President Donald Trump's visit ...
State Department launches second round of deferred resignations program, email shows
The State Department has kicked off a second round of the deferred resignation program, according to an internal email seen by Reuters and two U.S. officials, as part of President Donald Trump's push ...