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Can Pompeo get the State Department 'back at the big kids’ table'?

Former State Department officials say they will be listening for clarity on pressing foreign policy issues — including the war in Syria and the North Korea negotiations — but also want to know if he can restore the agency’s morale.

Can Pompeo get the State Department 'back at the big kids’ table'?
School project of child's hand prints with poem, "When I'm grown and far away, these little hands with you will stay"

As Trump ends Obama-era protections for Salvadorans, a family in Minnesota has few good options to stay together

As Trump ends Obama-era protections for Salvadorans, a family in Minnesota has few good options to stay together
In this cartoon, a young boy is swinging from monkey bars and a piece of paperwork from Immigration is at his right

As US ends immigration programs, a mother and son wonder if they'll ever be together again

As US ends immigration programs, a mother and son wonder if they'll ever be together again
Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and Amb. Wendy Sherman speaking at Wellesley College.

Madeleine Albright: 'Many of the best diplomats are women'

Madeleine Albright: 'Many of the best diplomats are women'
State Department chief Rex Tillerson has backed dramatic cuts to his department, saying its current funding levels are "simply not sustainable."

So we slash US foreign aid. But why?

So we slash US foreign aid. But why?
When the State Department issued its annual report on human rights, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson skipped the announcement.

It's starting to look like 'Home Alone' at the State Department

Empty chairs at the agency in charge of US foreign affairs could have a big impact on global stability.

It's starting to look like 'Home Alone' at the State Department
Diplomacy and development take a backseat to military spending in President Trump's proposed budget.

Eliminating the State Department entirely still wouldn't cover Trump's proposed hike in military spending

Cutting funds for diplomacy and development won't make America safer, says this former State Department official.

Eliminating the State Department entirely still wouldn't cover Trump's proposed hike in military spending
The State Department Building in Washington

An ex-ambassador explains the 'dissent channel' that US diplomats are using to protest Trump's travel ban

The Trump administration has responded angrily to the leak of a dissent memo from foreign service officers criticizing the president's executive order on immigration. Here's how those diplomats are making their feelings known: It's called the "dissent channel."

An ex-ambassador explains the 'dissent channel' that US diplomats are using to protest Trump's travel ban
The band Dengue Dengue Dengue! performs a set

As US scrambles to address visa backlog, international musicians are out of luck

Thanks to a State Department glitch, hundreds of thousands of visa applications were held up for weeks

As US scrambles to address visa backlog, international musicians are out of luck