Senate Confirms Kelly Craft as U.S. Ambassador to United Nations

MARY CLARE JALONICK / The Associated Press Jul 31, 2019 The current ambassador to Canada and major GOP donor is confirmed, 56-34, to fill the diplomatic position vacant for more than seven months. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Trump Is Strangling the U.S. Refugee Program to Death

Sonali Kolhatkar / Truthdig Sep 20, 2018 Despite legal and moral opposition, his administration is proceeding with plans to deny refugees entry—part of its larger project of banning Muslims any way it can. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Syria Controversy: Don’t Believe the Official Narrative

Max Blumenthal / Truthdig Apr 23, 2018 Truthdig writers Sonali Kolhatkar and Max Blumenthal disagree with each other regarding key elements in the recent reports that the Syrian government used chemical weapons in Douma. This is Blumenthal's take on the issue. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Do We Get to Dictate How Other Countries Operate?

Sam Husseini Mar 21, 2018 Donald Trump campaigned on his alleged opposition to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Now his State Department is defending it. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Aide’s Meteoric Rise Takes State Department by Surprise

MATTHEW LEE and JOSH LEDERMAN / The Associated Press Mar 18, 2018 Rex Tillerson is on his way out after his unceremonious firing by President Trump, but his spokeswoman Heather Nauert's star is ascendant. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Jr. Defends His Family’s Pursuit of Business

MUNEEZA NAQVI / The Associated Press Feb 21, 2018 The president's eldest son, in India on a business trip, replies to critics by saying the notion that the family is profiting from the presidency is nonsense. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

U.N. Official Calls for 30-Day Syria Cease-Fire

The Associated Press Feb 8, 2018 Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia reacts by saying a humanitarian cease-fire is "not realistic" because "the terrorists" are keeping up attacks. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Politics

High-Profile Member Quits Panel on Rohingya Refugee Crisis

FOSTER KLUG / The Associated Press Jan 24, 2018 An upset Bill Richardson, former governor of New Mexico, calls the advisory body a “whitewash and a cheerleading operation” for Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

U.S. Withholds $65 Million From Palestinian Aid Programs

MATTHEW LEE / Associated Press Diplomatic Writer Jan 16, 2018 The Trump administration is demanding that the U.N. agency responsible for the programs undertake a "fundamental re-examination." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

State Department Suspends Security Assistance to Pakistan

MATTHEW PENNINGTON / The Associated Press Jan 4, 2018 The declaration signals growing frustration over Pakistan’s perceived lack of cooperation in fighting terrorist networks. It is not clear how much money and materiel will be withheld. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )