National Memories of Albright: A legacy of bluntness and conviction By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer Mar 24, 2022 The last full working day of Bill Clinton's presidency ended with a dreary Washington winter afternoon. Wind-swept rain and sleet pounded on t…
National Madeleine Albright, 1st female US secretary of state, dies By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer Mar 23, 2022 WASHINGTON (AP) — Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family said Wednesday. She was 84.
National Biden signals shift from Trump with national security picks By MATTHEW LEE Associated Press Nov 23, 2020 WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden on Monday tapped Obama administration veterans for top national security positions, signaling a st…
National Fired Ukraine ambassador calls out ‘crisis’ in US diplomacy By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer Nov 15, 2019 WASHINGTON (AP) — The fired U.S. ambassador to Ukraine sounded an alarm Friday about the denigration of American diplomacy and the hollowing o…
National Tillerson says Kushner conducted foreign policy without him By BEN FOX Associated Press Jun 28, 2019 WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson cited an awkward encounter with President Donald Trump's son-in-law in a restaurant …
National Hillary Clinton rules out 2020 rematch with Donald Trump Updated Apr 13, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton says she won't run for president in 2020, but vows she's "not going anywhere."
National Pompeo sworn in as secretary of state, dashes off to Europe By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee The Associated Press Apr 26, 2018 WASHINGTON — Mike Pompeo took over as America’s top diplomat Thursday after being confirmed by the Senate and sworn in across the street minut…
Local News Billionaire seeks to split California into three states Updated Apr 13, 2025 SAN FRANCISCO — A billionaire says he has enough support to ask Californians if they want to divide the nation’s most populous state into thre…
