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The Forward on MSNUS suspends Gaza visas after Laura Loomer criticizes admission of children for medical care
The Department of State has halted a program meant to allow Gazan children who require medical care to receive it in the United States. Laura Loomer, a Jewish provocateur who holds considerable sway in the Trump administration despite holding no official role,
The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States, a move that may make the process unaffordable for many. In a notice to be published in the Federal Register on ...
The department specifically named Mozart Julio Tabosa Sales and Alberto Kleiman, who worked in Brazil’s Ministry of Health during the controversial Mais Médicos program, which started in 2013.
Papers bearing U.S. State Department markings and detailing President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin were discovered in the business center of an Anchorage hotel, raising new questions about the handling of sensitive government information.
In a letter to Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek sent on Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi threatened to take legal action against the state for prohibiting law enforcement and other public agencies from cooperating with federal officials on immigration enforcement.
A "Level 3" advisory, which is the second-highest that can be issued, asks Americans to "reconsider" travel to a particular country or area, in this case the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Crime and civil unrest are the reasons for the new warning.
The U.S. has also previously criticized alleged human rights violations in Afghanistan, China, Iran, North Korea, Russia and Venezuela. While the "human rights reports describe abuses in all these nations, the level of detail has been reduced" under the Trump administration's guidelines, said The Washington Post.
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'That's Good News': Tammy Bruce Grilled By Reporter Over The United States' Relationship With India And Pakistan During Press Briefing
During today's U.S. State Department press briefing, spokesperson Tammy Bruce was grilled by a reporter over the United States' relationship with India and Pakistan. Bruce stated, "That's a good thing.