U.S. Department of State

Obama's 'Katrina moment'

2013-05-17 06:05:00

It has been a rough week or so for the Obama administration. From Benghazi to the tapping of reporters' phones to the IRS admitting that it targeted conservative groups for extra scrutiny, the press is in a frenzy, and many are questioning President...

The job market is bad enough; why add immigration reform?

2013-05-15 05:15:00

Years ago it was unthinkable that smart, ambitious and college-educated young people would have trouble finding entry level work ("Slow start," May 12). Today, this youthful demographic has been simultaneously dumped on a shrinking employment market and...

Bad faith and Benghazi

2013-05-13 04:00:00

"Was it because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk one night and decided they'd go kill some Americans? What difference -- at this point, what difference does it make?" That was how then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton famously...

Cummings a disgrace in Benghazi hearings

2013-05-14 09:00:00

The other day I sat down to watch some of the coverage of the Benghazi hearings and almost spit out my drink in utter dismay at the ignorance and incompetence of Rep. Elijah Cummings ("U.S. diplomat details attack in Benghazi," May 9). Now, mind you...

Breathless over Benghazi: Republicans can't help overplaying their hand

2013-05-14 03:00:00

Republicans could make an easy hit on the Obama administration by highlighting the State Department's apparent bureaucratic blundering during and after the deadly terrorist attack on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last fall, but they refuse to...

Could Biden benefit from scrutiny of Hillary Clinton's handling of Benghazi?

2013-05-13 07:52:00

If former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton hoped she could segue quietly into private life as she pondered a presidential bid in 2016, that fantasy has been abruptly harpooned in the resurrection of the political squabble over the terrorist attack on...

Benghazi deserves real review

2013-05-09 10:27:00

Whether the House investigation into the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, is a political witch hunt aimed at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her possible run for president in 2016, as Democrats allege, or a principled...

Federal innovation a matter of perspective

2013-05-08 20:17:24

The federal government has an innovation problem — or does it? The answer depends on whom you ask. Federal employees surveyed over the past three years have had a declining view of government innovation. But that doesn't mean Uncle Sam doesn't...

Benghazi: The Obama spin continues

2013-05-12 05:00:00

"Bumps in the road." — President Barack Obama on the unrest in Libya and elsewhere in the Middle East that included the deaths of U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens, an information officer, and two Navy SEALS. "Crude and disgusting"… "an...

Book donations honor woman killed in Afghanistan bombing

2013-05-02 07:37:00

The Books For Kids Day event has a touching twist this year: It's being dedicated to�Anne Smedinghoff, the 25-year-old Johns Hopkins University alum who was killed in a bombing while delivering textbooks to school children in Afghanistan. Smedinghoff,...

Don't let Israel discriminate against Americans based on religion

2013-04-29 10:55:00

A bill has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would allow a foreign country, Israel, to discriminate against select groups of American citizens — including Americans who have expressed criticism of its policies. Disappointingly, the bill, S.B....

Cardin should put Maryland ahead of Israel

2013-05-02 05:15:00

I appreciated reading the commentary, "Don't let Israel discriminate," (April 30) This is a concern that has been long documented by the State Department and a new bill in Congress has been written to provide a "look the other way" response to these...

Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) is leading the GOP investigation of the Sept. 11, 2012, assaults that killed U.S. Ambassador J.

2013-05-08 00:00:00

Anti-communist sentiments among U.S. voters in South Florida help keep Cuba and its revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in Washington's political cross hairs.

2013-05-03 05:00:00

The Bureau of Consular Affairs is attending the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Assn. convention.

2013-05-01 18:08:26