State Department

Anti-fascist protesters hold flags on the Christian Science Plaza in Boston.

World

State Department designates antifa groups in Europe as foreign terrorist organizations

Timothy Nerozzi -

November 13, 2025 2:55 pm

World

Trump administration sanctions firms supporting Iran’s military capabilities

David Zimmermann -

November 12, 2025 4:12 pm

People cheer in celebration as security forces drive through the streets of the capital Bamako, Mali, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020, a day after armed soldiers fired into the air outside President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita's home and took him into their custody. Not everyone is hostile to last week's coup in Niger. Neighboring Burkina Faso and Mali have taken the unusual step of declaring that foreign military intervention in Niger would be a declaration of war against them, too. Both have had coups in recent years.

Beltway Confidential

Will Trump let Mali fall to the jihadists?

Michael Rubin -

November 12, 2025 6:00 am

Courage, Strength, and Optimism

Trump will soon see that democracy promotion matters

Michael Rubin -

November 10, 2025 6:00 am

Supreme Court

Supreme Court hands Trump a win on passport biological sex rule

Jack Birle -

November 6, 2025 4:51 pm

Beltway Confidential

Marco Rubio needs a bold Nigeria strategy

Michael Rubin -

November 6, 2025 6:00 am

Foreign Policy

Trump’s State Department has revoked over 80,000 nonimmigrant visas since January

Timothy Nerozzi -

November 5, 2025 2:53 pm

President Donald Trump shows documents as he meets South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Immigration

Trump lowers refugee cap to 7,500 for 2026

Anna Giaritelli -

October 30, 2025 2:03 pm

A woman wearing a face mask walks quickly through crowds of Taliban fighters and supporters during celebrations marking the fourth anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal and the start of Taliban rule in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.

Beltway Confidential

New glimmers of hope for Afghan refugee applicants

Beth Bailey -

October 29, 2025 6:00 am

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters fly during a military parade.

Courage, Strength, and Optimism