Threats to Religious Freedom in Europe Religious freedom is often called America's first freedom. It is the first freedom America's founders included in the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights. Speaking at the recently concluded Ministerial to Advance...
The United States is in the midst of its most severe drug epidemic since the 1980s. In 2016, nearly 64,000 people died from drug overdoses, and over 30 percent of those deaths involved a synthetic opioid like fentanyl, Alan Piracha of the State Depar...
More Help for Ebola Survivors in Sierra Leone As Sierra Leone recovers from the Ebola Epidemic of 2014-2016, the most widespread outbreak of the disease in history, the country's Ministry of Health and Sanitation is helping families to find the grave...
First Ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom On July 24-26, the United States is hosting the first-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom. Foreign ministers, international organization representatives, religious leaders, and civil socie...
U.S. Investment in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia Executive Vice President of the U.S. government's Overseas Private Investment Corporation, OPIC, David Bohigian and other U.S. government officials traveled to Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia this...
Stabilization Efforts in Syria Working The enduring defeat of ISIS remains a top priority for the United States. The U.S.-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS is leading stabilization efforts that consolidate military gains, restore basic essential se...
As teachers lead class discussions, they know that not all the students are paying attention. Some were bored or distracted, but for others, like Clement South Middle School student Sean Novick, focusing at school is been a struggle because of autism...
Zimbabwe Court Upholds Election Results Zimbabwe has a new president. Emmerson Mnangagwa was officially sworn in on August 27 following a ruling by the Constitutional Court declaring Mr. Mnangagwa the winner of the July 30 presidential election. The...
Thursday at the Newseum of Washington museum, dedicated to defending freedom of the press, visitors get a glimpse of what some see as a mass pushback against accusations of fake news. Over 300 news outlets are participating in an effort, organized by...
Pompeo Names N. Korea Special Representative Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has named Steve Biegun as special representative for North Korea. He will direct U.S. policy towards North Korea and lead efforts to achieve President Donald Trump's goal of...
The first steps are being taken to establish a Space Force as the sixth branch of the American armed forces. The ultimate objective, said Vice President Mike Pence in a recent speech at the Pentagon, is to create a new branch of our military that is...
On August 4, explosives aboard two drones flying near Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro as he spoke in Caracas were detonated. Seven people were injured. Maduro has used the incident as a pretext to crack down on Venezuela's opposition by unleashin...
The first steps are being taken to establish a Space Force as the sixth branch of the American armed forces. The ultimate objective, said Vice President Mike Pence in a recent speech at the Pentagon, is to create a new branch of our military that is...
U.S. Condemns Political Violence in Venezuela On August 4, explosives aboard two drones flying near Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro as he spoke in Caracas were detonated. Seven people were injured. Maduro has used the incident as a pretext to crac...
In a recent speech in Washington addressing the previous or current violations of either the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty or the Chemical Weapons Convention by the regimes of Syria and Iran, Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Arms Con...
