The State Department’s annual human rights reports arrive a half-year late with significant cuts and little fanfare from America’s top diplomat.

The State Department’s annual human rights reports arrive a half-year late with significant cuts and little fanfare from America’s top diplomat.

Leaked draft reports on South Africa and Brazil lean into President Donald Trump’s contested claims, fueling disputes at the State Department.

Bruce, a former conservative talk show host, had no prior experience in U.S. foreign policy before joining the State Department.

Leaked draft reports show the Trump administration is planning to eliminate or downplay accounts of prisoner abuse, corruption, LGBTQ+ discrimination and other claims.

The White House sent special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee to inspect food distribution sites in Gaza.

The White House said special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee will inspect food distribution sites in Gaza.

Militants “didn’t want to make” a deal, Trump said after U.S., Israeli ceasefire negotiators pulled back from talks.

The case of Dahud Hanid Ortíz, a U.S.-Venezuelan citizen brought home in Trump’s prisoner swap, has upset U.S. allies and sown division in the State Department.

Dahud Hanid Ortíz, 54, was sentenced to 30 years in prison in Venezuela for the 2016 killings at a law office in Spain.

The State Department did not say how he came to be released alongside a group of “wrongfully detained” prisoners.