BOOM: Elliott Abrams Named Iranian Envoy on Anniversary of Hiroshima Blast

State Department attempts 'Full Neoconservatism' for first time in history

Andrew Stiles
August 6, 2020 2:47 PM

Elliott Abrams, an experienced pro-freedom diplomat and future Washington Free Beacon Man of the Year contender, will take over as U.S. special envoy to Iran following the resignation of Brian Hook on Thursday, the 75th anniversary of the successful nuclear strike on the enemy port of Hiroshima.

Democrats Wage Unfounded Attack on Trump’s State Department

Jack Beyrer
August 3, 2020 1:50 PM

A report released last Tuesday by Sen. Bob Menendez (D., N.J.) made shaky criticisms of the Trump State Department—arguing that crises of expertise, competency, and diversity abound when in fact such accusations are misrepresentative, a foreign policy expert says.

White House Orders Chinese Consulate in Houston Closed

Jack Beyrer
July 22, 2020 1:00 PM

Washington ordered China to close its consulate in Houston to protect Americans from intellectual property theft, the Associated Press reported Wednesday.

Fired State Department IG Sent Confidential Info to His Personal Email Accounts

Adam Kredo
June 11, 2020 4:15 PM

The State Department inspector general whose recent dismissal ignited a political firestorm sent multiple copies of a sensitive ongoing investigation to his personal email account, according to a copy of an investigation into his conduct conducted by the inspector general of the Department of Defense, which was recently provided to the House Foreign Affairs Committee.

Trump Admin Says Hong Kong No Longer Autonomous From China

Decision comes amid Communist Party crackdown on protesters

Adam Kredo
May 27, 2020 3:48 PM

The Trump administration on Wednesday officially designated Hong Kong as no longer autonomous from China, escalating tensions between the United States and Beijing as it violently cracks down on protesters in the city.

State Dept. Accuses Iran of ‘Nuclear Extortion’ as Tehran Amps Up Uranium Enrichment

Adam Kredo
April 9, 2020 3:00 PM

The State Department accused Iran of "nuclear extortion" in the wake of new moves by Tehran to significantly increase its production of enriched uranium, a key nuclear component that the Islamic Republic is barred from producing.

State Department Has Rescued More Than 27,000 Americans Abroad Amid Coronavirus Outbreak

Adam Kredo
March 31, 2020 3:40 PM

The State Department has rescued more than 27,000 Americans from 50 countries during the past several weeks since the coronavirus stranded scores of U.S. citizens abroad, including in some countries that have been placed on complete lockdown.

Exclusive: Iran Imprisoning Coronavirus Whistleblowers, State Department Says

Regime leaders lying about coronavirus statistics, according to Foggy Bottom

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani walks past a portrait of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Adam Kredo
March 25, 2020 12:30 PM

Tehran is lying to the international community about the number of citizens infected and killed by coronavirus and imprisoning dissenters for speaking out, the U.S. State Department tells the Washington Free Beacon.

Trump Admin Strikes Back Against Chicoms After Ejection of U.S. Journalists

State Dept. restrictions would force regime outlets to reduce staff in the U.S.

Yuichiro Kakutani
March 2, 2020 5:20 PM

The State Department ordered Chinese state-media entities to cut their U.S. staff by nearly 40 percent after China expelled some U.S. journalists from its borders.

U.S. Declares Coronavirus a Public Health Emergency

Reuters
January 31, 2020 5:51 PM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration on Friday declared a public health emergency over the coronavirus outbreak and said it would take the extraordinary step of barring entry to the United States of foreign nationals who have traveled to China.