Politics

On his first day in office, President Biden signed Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. That Order emphasized the enormous human costs of systemic racism and persistent poverty, and provided a powerful and unprecedented mandate for all federal agencies to launch a whole-of-government approach to equity....

Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Mallory Stewart will travel to Florida, from February 14-15, 2023, to discuss issues related to arms control treaty implementation and verification and engage with academia. On February 14, the Assistant Secretary will meet with the leadership and staff of the Air Force Technical Applications Center...

Following is the text of a Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the United States: We – the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany and Italy, the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, and the Secretary of State of the United States – are deeply troubled by the Israeli government’s announcement that it...

This week, we saw more evidence that an American manufacturing boom—thanks to the President’s economic agenda—continues to take hold all across the country. Boeing announced one of the largest orders in the company’s history: a purchase of over 200 aircraft through an agreement between Air India and Boeing valued at $34 billion at list price....

WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced he has appointed William M. Russo to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.  William M. Russo, Appointee for Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs, Department of State William Russo is the Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State...

The United States stands with our Philippine allies in the face of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) Coast Guard’s reported use of laser devices against the crew of a Philippine Coast Guard ship on February 6 in the South China Sea. The PRC’s conduct was provocative and unsafe, resulting in the temporary blindness of...

Around the world, it is estimated that nearly 27.6 million people are victims of human trafficking.  The United States itself is not immune to this exploitation, which deprives individuals of dignity and full enjoyment of their human rights and fundamental freedoms.  The number of individuals at risk of trafficking continues to increase while too few...

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken met with Danish Foreign Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen today in Washington, D.C.  Secretary Blinken congratulated the Foreign Minister on his appointment and Denmark’s new government.  The Secretary thanked the Foreign Minister for Denmark’s close partnership with the United States and continued...

WASHINGTON – Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Xochitl Torres Small to serve as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture at the U.S Department of Agriculture.  Xochitl Torres Small, Nominee for Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small was confirmed by the United States Senate to serve as the Under Secretary for Rural...

Let’s be crystal clear about what’s happening. If you add up all the proposals that  my Republican friends in Congress have offered so far, they would add another $3 trillion to the debt over 10 years.  When I introduce my budget in a few weeks, you’ll see that people making less than $400,000 a year will not see a single penny increase in taxes, nor have they for the past 2 years....