After decades in government, the No. 2 diplomat in the Biden administration is retiring. On May 12, Secretary Of State Antony Blinken announced the retirement of Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman. Sherman, who has been engaged in some of the most significant and contentious foreign policy choices made by Democratic administrations since Bill Clinton…
State Department’s Second-Highest Ranking Diplomat, Wendy Sherman, Set to Retire
Biden Authorizes Southern Border Deployment of Reservist Troops
President Joe Biden authorized the deployment of reserve troops to the southern border to combat “international drug trafficking” under the National Emergencies Act in an executive order signed April 27. The executive order authorizes the secretaries of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Defense (DOD) to order to active duty reserve…
White House Warns Americans Not to Travel to Russia After Arrest of WSJ Reporter
The Biden administration has condemned the detention of a Wall Street Journal reporter by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB). National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby told reporters on March 30 that the targeting of American citizens by the Russian government is unacceptable and that the United States strongly condemns the detention of reporter Evan…
State Department Launches Welcome Corps to Facilitate Private Sponsorship of Refugees
The Department of State, with the Department of Health and Human Services, on Jan. 19 announced the launch of the Welcome Corps, a private sponsorship program for refugees. The program will allow Americans and groups to sponsor refugees who have arrived in the United States through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP). According to the…
US Military Bases to House Thousands of Afghan Refugees in Coming Days
The United States is preparing to accommodate thousands of Afghan refugees in the coming days on American military installations while evacuating Americans from the country now controlled by the Taliban terrorist group. “We want to have the capacity to get up to several thousand immediately, and want to be prepared for the potential of tens…
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