37 entries in the ledger
Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned as U.S. ambassador to Greece on October 13, 2026, after the White House asked her to step down, press secretary Katie Zacharia confirmed. President Trump said he was "not happy" and had been...
A Government Accountability Office report released in early October 2026 found the State Department canceled roughly 4,300 foreign assistance awards -- about 25% of its portfolio, worth nearly $3 billion -- as of March...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a memo obligating nearly $177 million in State Department Democracy Fund money -- including $22 million across ten awards that Sen. Jeanne Shaheen had placed on hold -- to new...
The State Department notified Congress in September 2026 that it would redirect $52 million in security assistance originally designated for Slovakia, North Macedonia, Tunisia and Iraq -- funds appropriated to help...
A Government Accountability Office report published September 30, 2026, found that after 2025 executive orders dismantled USAID and shifted its functions to the State Department, State could not produce evidence of the...
The Trump administration withdrew the United States from the Group of States against Corruption, or GRECO, a Council of Europe anti-corruption body the U.S. had belonged to since 2001, the Council of Europe said Sept...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new visa restrictions targeting South African officials the U.S. says are "responsible for, or complicit in" enacting uncompensated land seizures, race-based discriminatory laws...
The U.N. General Assembly adopted the "Correct the Map" resolution on September 4, 2026 by a vote of 164 to 1, with six abstentions. The United States cast the only vote against. The resolution, introduced by Togo on...
Draft State Department guidance reviewed by Reuters and reported Sept. 1, 2026 would require every parent applying for a child's U.S. passport to submit proof of their own citizenship, such as a passport or birth...
Reuters reported Aug. 31 that the State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor plans to spend $4 million to bolster right-wing media in Europe, citing four people familiar with the funding. Three...