State Department
noun
: the part of the U.S. government that is responsible for how the U.S. deals with other countries
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The State Department last year designated the gang, also known as Barrio 18, a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
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Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
When a Groyper account on X suggested that Jewish people were responsible for contemporary German immigration policy, Rogers, using her official State Department account, dismissed the claim as nonsense.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Power plants and bridges could either be lawful military targets or civilian objects under the law of war, depending on the facts on the ground, said Brian Finucane, a former legal adviser for the State Department.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026
The State Department previously warned of potentially deadly boating dangers in the Bahamas.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
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Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
When a Groyper account on X suggested that Jewish people were responsible for contemporary German immigration policy, Rogers, using her official State Department account, dismissed the claim as nonsense.
—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Power plants and bridges could either be lawful military targets or civilian objects under the law of war, depending on the facts on the ground, said Brian Finucane, a former legal adviser for the State Department.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 6 Apr. 2026
The State Department previously warned of potentially deadly boating dangers in the Bahamas.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
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