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July 28, 2021

Lawmakers press State Department for answers on passport delays that have scuttled summer travel plans

EXCLUSIVE: Lawmakers are ramping up the pressure on the Department of State to resolve a major backlog in processing passport applications that has left many U.S. travelers in limbo and in some cases forced Americans to cancel their long-planned vacations abroad. 

July 26, 2021

Memo warns State Department not 'airline of last resort' for ill Americans abroad

Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels this week to India, a country only a few months removed from a terrifying COVID-19 surge of more than 400,000 reported daily cases. 

July 26, 2021

Pompeo: Future of GOP lies in upholding faith-based virtues

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will deliver a major speech Monday evening at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library outlining his vision for the Republican Party that he says must be rooted in faith-based virtues.

July 23, 2021

Biden admin ripped by foreign policy think tank for inviting UN envoy on racism to assess US

Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s decision to invite United Nations envoys on racism and minority issues to assess the U.S. continued to draw backlash Thursday, more than a week after the announcement.

July 21, 2021

US welcomes efforts by Haiti after tapping new interim PM

Secretary of State Antony Blinken took to Twitter late Tuesday to announce that the U.S. welcomed the effort in Haitian to name a new interim prime minister and unity cabinet two weeks after the brazen assassination of the country's president at his home in Port-au-Prince.

July 14, 2021

James Craig blasts Biden admin asking for UN probe of US racism: 'Go to Cuba'

Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig suggested on "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Wednesday that members of the Biden White House who believe there is systemic oppression in America need to "go to Cuba" and find out what real oppression looks like.

July 1, 2021

Blinken: Americans can pick their passport gender

Applicants for a US passport will now be able to choose whether they identify as male or female and won’t need medical certification if their choice differs from the gender listed on other documents like a birth certificate, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Wednesday.

June 18, 2021

Biden admin sending 'F--- you' message with string of family-related hires: Obama ethics chief

Walter Shaub, Obama’s director of the Office of Government Ethics, tore into the Biden administration’s hiring process in a Twitter thread citing an article about the family of top administration officials getting jobs in the federal government.

June 13, 2021

Secretary Blinken calls WHO's coronavirus origin investigation 'highly deficient'

Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the World Health Organization's first study on the coronavirus pandemic's origins "highly deficient."

June 8, 2021

Nord Stream lobbyists helped whip support for Blinken during nomination

A Washington, D.C.-based political firm that lobbies on behalf of the company behind Russia's Nord Stream 2 Pipeline also helped pressure a key Republican senator to support Secretary of State Antony Blinken's confirmation, Fox News has learned.