U.S. Warns of Chinese detention of American citizens In response to the American order to close a Chinese Consulate in Texas this week, China responded with orders for…
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House to Vote on Removing Confederate Statues
Statue of Chief Justice Taney and Robert E. Lee under review On Wednesday, the House of Representatives moved closer to a vote that would remove statues of Confederate…
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Defense Secretary Esper Hopes to Visit China
“We are not in search of conflict,” he said. On the same day that the State Department ordered China to close its consulate in Houston, Defense Secretary Mark…
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State Department Orders China Consulate Closed
Move taken due to allegations that China is spying on Americans. The State Department announced on Wednesday that it had delivered orders to the Chinese Consulate in Houston,…
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Secretary of State Rejects Findings of UN Report
UN claims U.S. military strike on Iran a violation of international law. Late last week, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo responded to conclusions of a UN human rights…
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Secretary Pompeo Meets Top Chinese Diplomat in Hawaii
Nations seeking common ground on several issues. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo traveled to Hawaii on Wednesday to have a series of meetings with China’s top diplomat Yang…
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U.S. Navy Veteran Freed from Iranian Captivity
Returns to the U.S. after two years of imprisonment. On Thursday the State Department announced that Michael White, an American Navy veteran, had been released from his two-year-long…
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U.S. Nuclear Sanctions Imposed on Iranian Scientists
Two nuclear officials in Iran’s nuclear development program are the recipients. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo imposed sanctions this past week on two Iranian nuclear officials who have…
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President Fires State Department Inspector General
Steve Linick was conducting an investigation into the Secretary of State. This past weekend, President Trump announced that he would no longer have State Department Inspector General Steve…
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Congress Asks Administration to Stop ICC Investigations
Bipartisan group says the international court is politically motivated. Last week a group of lawmakers from the Senate and House of Representatives sent Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
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