Deputy Assistant Secretary

Senior Trump administration official Mina Chang resigned from her job at the State Department two and a half hours after NBC News went to her spokesperson to ask about newly discovered false claims she had made about her charity work. NBC News had previously reported that Chang, the deputy assistant secretary in the State Department’s Bureau of Conflict and Stability...

The public hearings into whether President Donald Trump should be impeached began in the House on Wednesday with testimony from two career State Department officials who tied Trump to a campaign to pressure Ukraine to investigate one of the president’s political rivals.

For the first time, the Democrats’ case for President Donald Trump’s impeachment streamed from Americans’ TVs Wednesday, including a new contention that he was overheard asking about political “investigations” that he demanded from Ukraine in trade for military aid. On Day One of extraordinary public U.S. House hearings — only the fourth formal impeachment effort in U.S. history — career...

For the first time, the Democrats’ case for President Donald Trump’s impeachment streamed from Americans’ TVs Wednesday, including a new contention that he was overheard asking about political “investigations” that he demanded from Ukraine in trade for military aid. On Day One of extraordinary public U.S. House hearings — only the fourth formal impeachment effort in U.S. history — career...

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., offers up his opening statement before William Taylor, the charge d’affaires in Ukraine, and George Kent, the deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, testified during Wednesday’s open impeachment hearing.

Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., offers up his opening statement before William Taylor, the charge d’affaires in Ukraine, and George Kent, the deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, testified during Wednesday’s open impeachment hearing.

William Taylor revealed new information during his public testimony Wednesday, stating that a staffer reported to him that President Donald Trump was overheard speaking about “investigations” after a call with the Ukrainian president.

A senior Trump administration official has embellished her résumé with misleading claims about her professional background — even creating a fake Time magazine cover with her face on it — raising questions about her qualifications to hold a top position at the State Department, according to NBC News. An NBC News investigation found that Mina Chang, the deputy assistant secretary...

The former special U.S. envoy to Ukraine told lawmakers Thursday that he wasn’t personally involved in President Donald Trump’s effort to have that country’s leaders investigate Joe Biden’s family and said he warned Ukrainians to steer clear of American politics. Kurt Volker, who has become a central figure in the House’s impeachment inquiry and testified for nearly 10 hours, also...

Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday called on the Taliban to take part in peace talks to “save the country,” offering security and incentives such as passports to insurgents who join the negotiations. Ghani spoke at the 2nd Kabul Process Conference attended by representatives from more than 20 countries and international organizations. “We will consider the Taliban’s view in the...

The Education Department wants to narrow the scope of civil rights investigations at schools, focusing on individual complaints rather than systemic problems, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press. Under the Obama administration, when a student complained of discrimination in a particular class or school, the education agency would examine the case but also look at whether the...

A high-ranking official in the U.S. Navy is accused of pointing a gun at people in a confrontation caught on video outside his home in Northern Virginia.

A high-ranking official in the U.S. Navy is accused of pointing a gun at people in a confrontation caught on video outside his home in Northern Virginia.