First U.S. win under trade agreement’s labor mechanism confirms violations at Mexican call center and requires stronger worker protection. A dispute panel under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)…
Read MoreHuman Rights
Treasury Department Sanctions 18 Additional Iranian Entities
The move increases financial pressure on Iran’s sanction evasion tactics. The Treasury Department sanctioned 18 additional entities and individuals last week for aiding Iran in the evasion of…
Read More
President Promises to Address Starvation in Gaza
President Trump calls the situation in Gaza, “That’s real starvation. I see it. And you can’t fake that” President Donald Trump told reporters Monday morning that “you can’t…
Read More
State Department Begins Major Workforce Reduction Following Supreme Court Ruling
Nearly 2,000 Employees Expected to Be Laid Off as Part of Plan to Restructure and Downsize the Agency The U.S. State Department has begun widespread layoffs after a…
Read More
U.S. Lifts Sanctions on Syria Amid Leadership Shift
Sanctions on Assad and extremist groups remain as Washington weighs diplomatic options The U.S. has lifted broad sanctions on Syria following the fall of the Assad regime in…
Read More
State Department Plans to Trim 3,400 U.S. Staff in Restructuring Effort
Layoffs and resignations will address redundancy and trim down several bureaus. The State Department is implementing a major internal restructuring that will result in more than 3,400 U.S.-based…
Read More
Vice President and Secretary of State Meet with Pope Leo
They exchanged gifts and discussed “current international issues” during the private meeting. Pope Leo XIV held a private audience with U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of…
Read More
State Department Announces Closure of Over 130 Offices
Secretary Rubio says, “We are reversing decades of bloat and bureaucracy at the State Department,” The U.S. State Department is planning to close 132 offices, a 17 percent…
Read More
First Lady and Secretary of State Honor Women of Courage
Mrs. Trump says courage is strengthened in love. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and First Lady Melania Trump honored a group of eight women selected for the 19th…
Read More
Second Lady Heads President’s Delegation to Special Olympics
She led the group that attended the opening ceremony for the World Winter Games. Second Lady Usha Vance traveled to Turin, Italy, for the Special Olympics World Winter…
Read More