A State Department cable telling officials to avoid comments on the “fairness or integrity” of most elections continues a U.S ...

The State Department will scale back its assessments of elections in foreign countries, only chiming in publicly when there ...

The order says the U.S. will only comment if “there is a clear and compelling U.S. foreign policy interest to do so.” ...

Under Secretary Rubio's directive, the U.S. State Department will focus on election outcomes over processes, requiring senior ...

The State Department is pulling back from commenting on or criticizing elections overseas unless there’s a clear and ...

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio instructed U.S. diplomats worldwide not to comment on the fairness or integrity of ...

Marco Rubio has instructed U.S. diplomats not to comment on the legitimacy or fairness of foreign elections, breaking with decades of American diplomatic practice. The memo, sent to all Foreign ...

President Trump won more than half of foreign-born Hispanic voters in the 2024 election and still would’ve beat former Vice President Kamala Harris had every eligible voter turned out to the ...

American foreign policy today looks less like the work of a global superpower and more like a one-man reality show — replete with cliffhangers, reversals, business deals and applause lines.

The outcry from many parts of the foreign policy establishment at the Trump administration’s gutting of foreign aid encapsulates the differences between the old and new strategies.

New York mayoral candidate, State Rep. Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) speaks to supporters during an election night gathering in the Queens borough of New York on June 24.

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