President Trump ensured Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost a presidential election in Brazil and faces multiple criminal investigations there, could enter the United States, U.S. officials said.

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Congress changed the law 10 years ago precisely to give the families a pathway to test their claims, which may or may not prevail in court. 

Congress changed the law 10 years ago precisely to give the families a pathway to test their claims, which may or may not prevail in court. 

An Alabama-based construction company sued the State Department on Wednesday over accusations it refused to pay for pandemic-era cost overruns at a dozen embassy and consulate projects during the pandemic.  BL Harbert International says the government had agreed to a settlement until political appointees under Secretary of State Marco Rubio inserted themselves into the process.  “And, on…

An Alabama-based construction company sued the State Department on Wednesday over accusations it refused to pay for pandemic-era cost overruns at a dozen embassy and consulate projects during the pandemic.  BL Harbert International says the government had agreed to a settlement until political appointees under Secretary of State Marco Rubio inserted themselves into the process.  “And, on…

Failed Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has landed in the U.S. after fleeing his home country following the election results. Bolsonaro and his family landed in Miami on Wednesday, after the State Department extended them visas, The Associated Press reported. Brazil’s Supreme Court had ordered Bolsonaro’s passports to be returned as he was under investigation…

Mr. Bolsonaro, who lost Sunday’s presidential election, fled Brazil for the United States via Argentina after the police canceled his passport in relation to an investigation.

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Failed Brazilian presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro has landed in the U.S. after fleeing his home country following the election results. Bolsonaro and his family landed in Miami on Wednesday, after the State Department extended them visas, The Associated Press reported. Brazil’s Supreme Court had ordered Bolsonaro’s passports to be returned as he was under investigation…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a warning to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on Monday, without explicitly naming her after the exiled Nobel Peace Prize winner returned to her home country. “You’re not going to street-protest your way into a democracy,” Rubio told reporters, according to Axios. He also praised her return, saying…

Seeking new elections, María Corina Machado will need to tread carefully to avoid offending the Trump administration, while also asserting her own leadership.

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With new intelligence and the possibility of all sides seeking pretexts for action, the war in Iran is entering a dangerous phase ahead of elections in the United States and Israel.

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In a memo sent Friday to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton said his teams "have received intelligence that Iran has substantially increased efforts to target U.S. personnel."

The U.S. government has ordered diplomats and other federal employees to leave Saudi Arabia. It is also drawing down staff at other missions in the region.

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While the European Union expressed its full solidarity with Greece, regarding Libya’s approval of the Maritime memorandum with Turkey, Washington appeared distanced to the issue and urged both neighboring countries to find a solution through negotiations. In a statement issued on Thursday, the U.S. State Department has encouraged its partners in the Eastern Mediterranean “to […]

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The latest rift with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine serves as a reminder that President Trump readily lashes out at other world leaders, only to grow outraged if they fight back.

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