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FILE - Taliban fighters stand guard in front of the Hamid Karzai International Airport after the U.S. withdrawal in Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2021. A State Department report says the department failed to do enough contingency planning before the collapse of the U.S.-backed government in Afghanistan. The review repeatedly blames the administration of former President Donald Trump for not doing enough planning or processing of visas after beginning the withdrawal. (AP Photo/Khwaja Tawfiq Sediqi, File)

State Department failed to plan, respond fast enough in Afghanistan collapse, new U.S. report finds

By Matthew Lee and Nomaan Merchant - Associated Press

U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, center, confers during a stocktaking plenary session at the COP26 U.N. Climate Summit in Glasgow, Scotland, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) ** FILE **

Gas giants: Biden team spewed greenhouse gases by flying 400 people to climate talks

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, center, listens to the national anthem as the army commander Gen. Abdolrahim Mousavi, right, and Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, left, salute during the Army Day parade in front of the mausoleum of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini just outside Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, April 18, 2023. President Raisi reiterated threats against Israel while though he stayed away from criticizing Saudi Arabia as Tehran seeks a détente with the kingdom. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

U.S. accused of ignoring crackdown on Iranian exiles to appease Tehran

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Senate Intelligence Committee Vice Chairman Marco Rubio, R-Fla., talks to reporters after a closed-door briefing on the Chinese surveillance balloon that flew over the United States recently, at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 9, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Sen. Marco Rubio: State Department pushes ‘woke’ policies while China wins global clients

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a chiefs of mission reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, on June 13, 2023. Blinken and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang shared concerns on a phone call Wednesday, June 14, 2023, ahead of a planned visit by the U.S. official to China meant to shore up relations. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Blinken heads to China this weekend on mission to salvage sinking ties and keep communications open

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at a press conference following the NATO foreign ministers meeting n Oslo, Norway, Thursday, June 1, 2023. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

U.S. retaliates for Russia’s suspension of New START treaty by revoking visas of nuclear inspectors

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press

A Long March rocket carrying a crew of Chinese astronauts in a Shenzhou-16 spaceship lifts off at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) **FILE**

Guardians of diversity? State Department seeks gender equality, inclusion in space

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, shakes hands with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi during a meeting in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on July 9, 2022. In his comments at a security conference in Munich, Germany, Blinken said the United States has long been concerned that China would provide weapons to Russia and that “we have information that gives us concern that they are considering providing lethal support to Russia in the war against Ukraine.” That came a day after Blinken held talks with Wang in a meeting that offered little sign of a reduction in tensions or progress on the Ukraine issue. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP, File)

China dismisses Biden statement on a coming thaw in U.S.-China relations

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, asks a question during the House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on the struggles of women and girls in Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal, Wednesday, May 17, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

State Department offers to let Rep. Michael McCaul view classified Afghanistan cable

Associated Press

In this Aug. 21, 2021, file image provided by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force aircrew, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, prepare to load qualified evacuees aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft in support of the Afghanistan evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan. (Senior Airman Taylor Crul/U.S. Air Force via AP, File)

State Department’s secret report blamed both Trump and Biden for fueling Afghanistan chaos

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Election workers perform a recount of ballots from the recent Pennsylvania primary election at the Allegheny County Election Division warehouse in Pittsburgh on June 1, 2022. Elections officials in a central Pennsylvania county were scrambling Monday, April 17, 2023, to fix an error on more than 18,000 mail-in ballots for the spring primary, when voters will elect judges for the state Supreme Court and other positions. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Pennsylvania county sanctioned for secretly copying 2020 voting machine data

By Mark Scolforo - Associated Press

Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) John Sopko speaks during a hearing of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee concerning the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Afghanistan watchdog accuses State Department of stonewalling oversight

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

This undated file photo provided by the U.S. Attorney's Office for Utah and introduced as evidence at a trial shows fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone pills collected during an investigation. (U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah via AP, File)

U.S. warns about fake, dangerous pills being sold in Mexico

Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the media after the summit of Caspian Sea littoral states in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Thursday, June 30, 2022. The International Criminal Court said Friday, March 17, 2023 it has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes because of his alleged involvement in abductions of children from Ukraine. (Dmitry Azarov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

State Department rejects Russian suspension of New START nuclear arms treaty

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

This image shows rainbow-colored fentanyl pills. (DEA photo) ** FILE **

Lawmakers sound the alarm over fentanyl-laced pills sold at Mexican pharmacies

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., calls for impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House Republicans step up pressure on State Department over funding for ‘disinformation’ index

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

An exhibitor wearing a face mask looks on near a Changan 510 chip developed by the Beijing Academy of Blockchain and Edge Computing displayed at the China Beijing International High-Tech Expo in Beijing, China, on Sept. 26, 2021. Chips are a top priority in the ruling Communist Party's marathon campaign to end China's reliance on technology from the United States, Japan and other suppliers Beijing sees as potential economic and strategic rivals. If it succeeds, business and political leaders warn that might slow down innovation, disrupt global trade and make the world poorer. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Hill Republicans fault Biden administration efforts to meet China threats

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Russia's President Vladimir Putin, right, reviews a military honor guard with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a welcoming ceremony outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, June 8, 2018. Russian President Putin on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, arrived in Beijing for the opening of the Winter Olympic Games and talks with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, as the two leaders look to project themselves as a counterweight to the U.S. and its allies. (Greg Baker/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

China takes leading role in Russian propaganda

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Illustration on Cuba's oppression on afro-cubans by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Celebrating Black History Month with Cuba’s racist oppressors disgraceful

By Gelet Martinez Fragela and Norges Rodriguez

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas, Pool)

Blinken heads to Asia, with China, Russia tensions soaring

By Matthew Lee - Associated Press