The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and VideosTrump Picks ‘Alpha Male’ Influencer to Be Tourism Envoy
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John E Bartley, III K7AAY (D) NSSAR📎▼Administration Bypasses Congress to Sell Weapons to U.A.E., Kuwait and Jordan
Flipboard News DeskThe U.S. State Department cut jobs with deep expertise in the Middle East as Iran crisis escalates.
@AssociatedPress reports the diminished "Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs would ordinarily be at the center of the geopolitical fray."
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As Iran war expands, thinned State Department struggles to keep up
The widening war in Iran is exposing big gaps at the State Department, especially in the bureau that handles the Middle East. In recent weeks, officials say, the Trump administration has cut staff, left key leadership jobs vacant and relied on a small circle of aides. Former officials describe an understaffed and demoralized workforce. They link the turmoil to mixed public messaging, weak planning and trouble helping Americans trapped in conflict zones. They say the department started evacuation planning late. The State Department now relies on temporary task forces and volunteers.
The USA PotatoOil and Gas Experts in State Department Fired in DOGE Efforts Prior to Iran War
The administration laid off people responsible for modeling scenarios like the Strait of Hormuz closure, reporting says.
Italian News by RSSAgenzia Nova: Usa: dipartimento di Stato amplia programma per visti su cauzione
18 mar 18:24 - (Agenzia Nova) - Il dipartimento di Stato ha annunciato che ampliera' il suo programma di cauzione per i visti per applicarlo... (Was)
Use: State Department expands program for surety visas
18 Mar 18:24 - (Agenzia Nova) - The State Department has announced that it will expand its bond program for visas to apply to...
Richard Grenell: From Trump Cabinet Hopeful to Ex-Kennedy Center Manager
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/us/politics/grenell-kennedy-center.html
Trump Administration Seeks to Remove Cuba’s President From Power During Negotiations
No H.I.V. Aid Without More Access to Minerals: U.S. Ponders ‘Sticks’ Against Zambia
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/health/zambia-hiv-aid-minerals-trump.html
Barry Cook 🇨🇦The US State Department has reduced the cost of renouncing citizenship to $450. It had been $2,350.
Meanwhile in Canada - Bill C-3 has been in effect since December. Sometimes called the ‘Lost Canadians Act’, if an individual can prove their parents or grandparents or great grandparents - really, there is no limitation how far back if you can show proof - were from Canada, you can gain citizenship.
Just sayin’.