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State Department notifies Congress of reorganization plan with bigger cuts to programs and staff
The State Department on Thursday notified Congress of an updated reorganization of the massive agency, proposing cuts to ...
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State Department sends Congress letter saying it’s taking over USAID
(NewsNation) — The State Department sent a letter Friday to Congress stating it will be taking over the functions of the United States Agency for International Development by July 1, 2025 ...
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United States ‘will not be the mediators’ in Russia-Ukraine peace talks: Department of State
The US will cease its involvement in Russia-Ukraine peace talks, stating it is now up to the two nations to find a resolution, a State Department official said The United States will no longer be ...
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Letter From a Columbia PhD Candidate, After Fleeing the United States to Canada
The reason why I am laying out this sequence of events is that it demonstrates not only the absolute power the Department of State has over F-1 visa holders and the few legal options before us ...
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The State Department is changing its mind about what it calls human rights
The Trump administration is substantially scaling back the State Department's annual reports ... "What this is, is a signal that the United States is no longer going to [pressure] other countries ...