March 11 US diplomatic facility in Iraq struck by drone U.S. diplomatic facility in Baghdad hit by suspected retaliatory drone strike amid State Department warnings for Americans to leave Middle East countries due to Iran conflict escalation.
March 11 Trump pick pulls nomination due to lack of Senate support after past comments Trump nominee Jeremy Carl withdraws from State Department role after facing bipartisan criticism over past controversial race and Israel comments.
March 10 Rubio designates Afghanistan as 'state sponsor of wrongful detention': 'Despicable tactics' Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated Afghanistan as a state sponsor of wrongful detention, accusing the Taliban of using terrorist tactics against Americans.
March 10 Iran regime cited as Trump admin set to designate Sudan’s Muslim Brotherhood a terror group Trump administration designates Sudanese Muslim Brotherhood as terrorist organization amid Sudan's civil war that has seen thousands of deaths and millions of displacements.
March 9 Congressman grills State Department official over ‘embarrassing’ Biden-era grants to make maps 'more gay' Republican Florida Rep. Brian Mast grilled a State Department official who admitted she didn't know how to "make maps more gay" during a tense congressional hearing.
March 9 Congressman questions State Department official who said Biden tried to make maps 'more gay' Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., asked about "queering the map" when Sarah Rogers elaborated. (House Foreign Affairs Committee Democrats)
March 9 State Department raises travel advisory for southeast Turkey amid Iran conflict State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott discusses the Trump administration’s efforts to evacuate Americans from the Middle East, Democratic criticism of the Iran conflict and more on ‘America’s Newsroom.’
March 8 State Department defends 'proactive' evacuation efforts against Dems' claims of diplomatic chaos Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., criticized the Trump administration over Middle East ambassador vacancies as the State Department defended its Iran evacuation response.
March 8 'Loud bang,' damage reported at US Embassy in Norway; police investigating Police in Norway launched an investigation after an early morning explosion reportedly caused minor damage to the U.S. Embassy in Oslo on Sunday.
March 7 Noem reveals Trump will have 'big agreement' to announce at major summit with world leaders Kristi Noem will join President Donald Trump and 12 Latin American leaders at his Doral resort for Saturday’s "Shield of the Americas" summit on regional security partnerships.