At least 20 State Department officials were told to resign from leadership roles before Trump took office, two sources said.

Scores of senior career diplomats are resigning from the State Department effective at noon on Monday after receiving instructions to do so from President-elect Donald Trump’s aides, three U.S. officials familiar with the matter said.

A large number of senior career diplomats who served in politically appointed leadership positions and also lower-level posts at the State Department are leaving their jobs at the demand of the incoming Trump administration,

Graduate student José Rodrigo Uresti stepped onto the South Lawn, and was greeted by interpreter Jennisey Basart, '05, signing, "Welcome to the White

NEW YORK, January 31. /TASS/. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington needs to engage in contacts with China and Russia, and to do so at the highest levels. "Ultimately when you’re dealing with great powers like China, it’s going to be at the highest levels <…> and that interaction will happen. In the case of Russia, the same," he said.

The editorial board of the Wall Street Journal cast doubt on former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s fitness to serve as director of national intelligence ahead of her confirmation hearing

The U.S. Department of Education released a letter on Tuesday accusing Denver Public Schools of discriminating against female students with this facility.

CATAWBA ISLAND – In January 1912, hotelier John P. Cangney invited four prominent Catawba Island citizens over for a card game that turned into a trip across Lake Erie, according to the Catawba Island Historical Society.

In nine states, income isn’t taxed — allowing residents to hold onto more of their hard-earned dollars. For retirees, this means that pension payouts, retirement account withdrawals and Social Security benefits aren’t subject to state taxes.

FIRST IN PLAYBOOK — In his last full day in office, President Joe Biden awarded Cappy McGarr the National Medal of Arts. He is the co-creator of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor and the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

President Trump said he told King Abdullah II of Jordan during a phone call Saturday that he would like Jordan and Egypt to take in more Palestinians from Gaza, an idea that is likely to reignite debate about the future of nearly two million Palestinians.

President Donald Trump got into a tense exchange with Karen Bass after he arrived in Los Angeles to view the aftermath of the Los Angeles wildfires.