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Chelsea Clinton announces birth of 3rd child, named Jasper

Chelsea Clinton has announced the birth of her third child. Jasper Clinton Mezvinsky was born Monday. The former U.S.

Donald Trump, Mike Pence, Melania Trump, Michael Collins, Buzz Aldrin

Trump says he's trying to bring rapper A$AP Rocky home

Urged on by the first lady and celebrities including Kanye West and Kim Kardashian West, President Donald Trump said Friday ...

US extradites former Colombian agriculture minister

The U.S. government extradited a former Colombian official on Friday to face a prison sentence in the South American nation ...

US terminates funds for anti-Iran Twitter feed

The State Department said Wednesday it has terminated support for an online project aimed at fighting Iranian disinformation ...

State Department proposes $2 billion sale of arms to Taiwan

The State Department is proposing the sale of $2.2 billion in arms to Taiwan, including 108 Abrams tanks and 250 Stinger ...

Blurred lines: Trump's UN choice and her coal magnate spouse

The email went out from senior Environmental Protection Agency officials to Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, ...

Diane Foley

Report: US must communicate better with hostage families

The United States must do a better job communicating with families of American hostages held overseas, including telling ...

Jamal Khashoggi

'Joints will be separated': Jamal Khashoggi's murder, retold

The gathering on the second floor of the Saudi consulate featured an unlikely collection: a forensic doctor, intelligence and ...

Morgan Ortagus

US restores some aid to El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala

The Trump administration said Monday it is easing previously announced cuts in hundreds of millions of dollars in aid to the ...

Lawmakers challenge Trump official over Saudi arms sale

Lawmakers on Wednesday grilled a State Department official over President Donald Trump's decision to sell arms to Saudi ...

Clarification: Obit-John Gunther Dean story

In a June 11 obituary for U.S. diplomat John Gunther Dean, The Associated Press reported that Dean had been forced out of the ...

Nizar Zakka

US resident released from Iran custody says it eases tension

A Lebanese man with permanent U.S. residency who had been imprisoned in Iran for years on charges of espionage said Tuesday ...

Hillary Clinton says her youngest brother has died

Hillary Clinton's youngest brother Tony Rodham died Friday night. The former U.S. senator, Secretary of State, first lady and ...

Donald Trump, Melania Trump

The Latest: Pompeo hails Mexico's work to avert tariffs

The Latest on U.S. threats to impose tariffs on Mexico (all times local): 9:50 p.m. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is ...

Donald Trump

Trump says tariffs on Mexico suspended indefinitely

President Donald Trump announced late Friday that he had suspended plans to impose tariffs on Mexico, tweeting that the ...

The Latest: US will recognize expired Venezuelan passports

The Latest on the political crisis in Venezuela (all times local): 4:55 p.m. The Trump administration says it will recognize ...

Trump sees progress in Mexico talks but 'not nearly enough'

Straining to stave off threatened U.S. tariffs, Mexican and American officials claimed progress in White House talks late ...

Nancy Pelosi

The Latest: Mexican officials leave White House without deal

The Latest on President Donald Trump's threatened tariffs on goods coming from Mexico (all times local): 6:45 p.m.

US yanks funds for anti-Iran Twitter feed after complaints

The State Department has suspended funding for an online project aimed at fighting Iranian disinformation after it tweeted ...

US now seeking social media details from all visa applicants

The State Department is now requiring nearly all applicants for U.S. visas to submit their social media usernames, previous ...