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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: The U.S. Department of State is seenon January 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. Tensions are high in the middle-east after a U.S. air strike in Iraq killed Qassem Soleimani, a top Iranian military leader. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Biden State Dept. Staffer Pleads Guilty To Embezzling Over $650K

A former Biden administration State Department budget analyst has pleaded guilty after being accused of embezzling over $650,000 over two years.

TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 28, 2025. Zelensky and Trump openly clashed in the White House on February 28 at a meeting where they were due to sign a deal on sharing Ukraine's mineral riches and discuss a peace deal with Russia. "You're not acting at all thankful. It's not a nice thing," Trump said. "It's going to be very hard to do business like this," he added. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

U.S. Pulling Back From Mediating Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks, Says State Department Official

A State Department official announced that the United States will be stepping away from peace talks between Russia and Ukraine to help end their years-long war.

In this pool photograph distributed by Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and Russia's Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev (L) attend a meeting with the UAE deputy prime minister and Interior minister in Moscow on April 30, 2025. (Photo by ALEXANDER SHCHERBAK / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER SHCHERBAK/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Russia Criticizes Trump Over Mineral Deal, Claims Ukraine’s Future Is Uncertain

Russian President Vladimir Putin was critical on Thursday of President Donald Trump’s mineral deal with Ukraine, giving him sarcastic praise for making a deal with a country that will eventually “disappear,” in his own words.

The US President Donald J. Trump appears to celebrate together with the 2025 Super Bowl Champions - The Philadelphia Eagles, on the south lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 28, 2025. (Photo by Andrew Thomas / Middle East Images / Middle East Images via AFP) (Photo by ANDREW THOMAS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump To Celebrate First 100 Days With Michigan Speech

President Donald Trump will be marking his first 100 days in office for his second term on Tuesday evening with a speech in Macomb County, Michigan, which is just outside of Detroit.

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 25: Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at The Rosen Shingle Creek on February 25, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. CPAC, which began in 1974, is an annual political conference attended by conservative activists and elected officials. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Rubio Announces Overhaul Of Over 130 U.S. State Dept Offices Around The World: ‘Reversing Decades Of Bloat And Bureaucracy’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio revealed on Tuesday that over 130 State Department offices around the world are being either overhauled or shut down, arguing that many of them are redundant or stray away from America’s national interests.

Japan's Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a press conference at the Prime Minister's office in Tokyo on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Nicolas Datiche / POOL / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS DATICHE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Japan To Begin Tariff Talks With Trump Admin In Washington, D.C.

President Donald Trump stated that Japan is set to kick off tariff negotiations with the U.S. in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, making them one of the first nations looking to test the president’s willingness to pull back on sweeping tariffs.