Category: Antony Blinken

Ex-CIA Official: Biden Campaign Behind Letter Framing Hunter Biden Laptop Story as Russian Disinformation

A former deputy director of the CIA was prompted by the Biden campaign to frame the Hunter Biden laptop story as Russian disinformation in a letter signed by dozens of former senior intelligence officials ahead of the 2020 presidential election, according to testimony revealed by Congressional lawmakers. Former CIA deputy director Michael Morell was among…


State Department Fails to Comply With House GOP Subpoena to Turn Over Afghan Dissent Cable

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has failed to comply with a congressional subpoena, which required the State Department to hand over by April 19 a dissent cable from the time of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Epoch Times has learned. Yimmi Fontenot, the press secretary for Republicans on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which issued…


LIVE 3:15 PM ET: Secretaries Blinken and Austin Host US–Philippines 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Philippines Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique Manalo, and Officer in Charge of the Department of National Defense Carlito Galvez discuss reaffirming the United States’ “ironclad commitment” to its alliance with the Philippines at 3:15 p.m. ET on April 11 in a U.S.–Philippines 2+2 Ministerial…


GOP Senators Call on Blinken to Stop Funding Israeli Group Accused of Influencing Protests Against Judicial Change

Four GOP senators have called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to stop U.S. funding for a nongovernmental organization that has been accused of influencing the protests against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed changes to Israel’s judiciary—including its Supreme Court. The April 4 letter was signed by Sens. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Ted…


Russian Envoy Floats Notion of UN Meeting For Blinken and Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is prepared to meet his U.S. counterpart Antony Blinken during an upcoming visit to New York, Moscow’s permanent representative to the world body said on April 4. Quoted by Russia’s TASS news agency, Vasily Nebenzya said the meeting would depend on “where Secretary Blinken will be at that time and…


Blinken Talks With Israeli Counterpart After Judicial Change Protests

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken talked with his Israeli counterpart, Eli Cohen, on March 30—just days after President Joe Biden criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s efforts at judicial change. “Like many supporters of Israel, I’m very concerned,” said Biden on March 28. “And I’m concerned that they get this right. They cannot continue…


LIVE NOW: Antony Blinken Testifies to House Committee on Conflicts, Budget, and Great Power Competition

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies at 10 a.m. ET on March 23 to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on the State of American Diplomacy in 2023: Growing Conflicts, Budget Challenges, and Great Power Competition. …


Antony Blinken Testifies to House Committee on Conflicts, Budget, and Great Power Competition

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken testifies at 10 a.m. ET on March 23 to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on the State of American Diplomacy in 2023: Growing Conflicts, Budget Challenges, and Great Power Competition. …


LIVE NOW: Secretary of State Blinken Testifies to Senate on Diplomacy, Global Leadership, Budget

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Testifies to the Senate on Diplomacy, Global Leadership, Budget at 2:30 p.m. ET on March 22. …


Secretary of State Blinken Testifies to Senate on Diplomacy, Global Leadership, Budget

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Testifies to the Senate on Diplomacy, Global Leadership, Budget at 2:30 p.m. ET on March 22. …