State Department

Amid reports of an Ebola outbreak in Africa, the State Department has shut down several embassies, while the CDC has paused people in the affected countries from entering the United States.

The United States vowed to provide nearly $2 billion in aid for the United Nations’ humanitarian efforts, the State Department announced.

The State Department cut LGBT seminars and other exercises in a reconfiguration of its Foreign Service recruitment efforts.

The State Department launched a pro-family policy revoking passports from parents owing child support.

The State Department is releasing a commemorative passport for the nation's 250th anniversary featuring an image of President Trump.

The State Department announced that it is implementing specific sanctions to disrupt a "sophisticated transnational criminal network fueling America’s illicit fentanyl crisis."

The Trump administration announced a "significant expansion" of its visa restriction policy throughout the Western Hemisphere, going after those "working on behalf of U.S. adversaries to undermine our national interests in our hemisphere including regional security and democratic sovereignty."

The State Department has issued a formal dress code for the first time in the agency's history, requiring diplomats and staff to appear in business formal attire during official engagements with foreign counterparts.

The State Department issued a "worldwide caution" statement over the weekend, urging Americans to "exercise increased caution" amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio designated Afghanistan as a "State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention."