State Department

April 14April 14
Biden administration announces broad effort targeting production and distribution of illicit fentanyl
- National
- News
The Biden administration announced a significant series of actions on Friday intended to target those involved with the deadly influx of illegal fentanyl into the United States stemming from Mexico and chemicals supplied from China.

Pristine Villarreal
April 10April 10
What we know about the major Pentagon intelligence leak
- National
- News
The Biden administration is scrambling to assess and contain the fallout from a major leak of classified Pentagon documents that has rattled US officials, members of Congress and key allies in recent days.

Pristine Villarreal
April 03April 03
Chinese spy balloon was able to transmit information back to Beijing
- National
- News
The Chinese spy balloon that transited the US earlier this year was able to capture imagery and collect some signals intelligence from US military sites, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN.

Pristine Villarreal
February 28February 28
Assessment Covid-19 leaked from Chinese lab is a minority view within US intel community, sources say
The Department of Energy’s low-confidence assessment that Covid-19 most likely originated from a laboratory leak in China is still a minority view within the intelligence community, three sources familiar with the intelligence community’s findings tell CNN.

Pristine Villarreal
August 30August 30
The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, marking the end of the United States’ longest war
- National
(CNN) — The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, Commander of US Central Command, Gen. Frank McKenzie announced Monday at the Pentagon. The US departure marks the end of a fraught, chaotic and bloody exit from the United States’ longest war. “I’m here to announce the completion of our withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the end of […]

Ceci Partridge
August 27August 27
4 of 5 San Diego-area families stuck in Afghanistan are secure, in process to return to US
- Around the World
- Local
(CNN) — Four of the five Southern California families still stranded in Afghanistan are in a safe place and are in the process of being removed from the country, school officials tell CNN. Of the five families awaiting evacuation, four are in a secure place and preparing to depart, according to Howard Shen spokesman for […]

Ceci Partridge
August 18August 18
Biden suggests US troops could stay in Afghanistan past withdrawal deadline to ensure evacuation of all Americans
- National
(CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday suggested for the first time that he’s willing to keep US forces in Afghanistan until all American citizens who want to leave are out of the country, but stopped short of making the same commitment to the United States’ Afghan partners. In an interview with ABC News, Biden […]

Ceci Partridge
March 27March 27
State Department says it has repatriated 15,000 Americans but is tracking tens of thousands more
- Coronavirus
- National
(CNN) — The US State Department has repatriated more than 15,000 Americans who had been stuck abroad due to coronavirus but is still tracking tens of thousands more who may need assistance. As of Friday afternoon, the agency had dispatched more than 150 flights to more than 40 countries to retrieve the travelers, many of whom […]

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