Michele Kelemen
Stories
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Gaza famine confirmed by U.N.-backed panel
It is the first time the IPC has declared a famine in the Middle East.
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A look at how the Trump administration is changing America's focus on human rights
Activists and former officials are alarmed by the way the Trump administration is changing the way the U.S. promotes human rights around the world.
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State Department slashes its annual reports on human rights
Required by Congress, the reports no longer single out things like rigged elections or sexual violence against children as human rights violations.
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The rescission package will pull money from UN peacekeeping work. What does this mean?
Congress has approved a rescission package that claws back about a billion dollars intended for the United Nations — affecting peacekeeping missions, UNICEF, and more.
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State Department official defends layoffs and the dismantling of foreign aid agency
A senior State Department official faced tough questions on Capitol Hill Wednesday as he defended sweeping layoffs and the dismantling of the U.S.'s lead foreign aid agency.
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Mike Waltz, Trump's pick for ambassador to the U.N., grilled over Signal chat scandal
Former national security adviser Mike Waltz defended his use of the encrypted Signal app during a Senate confirmation hearings Tuesday on his nomination as President Trump's ambassador to the U.N.
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Trump's pick for U.N. Ambassador grilled over Signal chat scandal
Former national security adviser Mike Waltz, who was removed from office amid the Signal chat controversy, spent Tuesday in the Senate confirmation hearing for his nomination as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
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The U.S. sanctions a U.N. rights expert, an outspoken critic of Israel
The most recent target of the Trump administration's sanctions is a UN special rapporteur on human rights in the Palestinian territories. Israel applauded the move.
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Hundreds laid off in State Department overhaul
The State Department is slashing hundreds of jobs in what's being called its biggest shake-up in decades — drawing sharp criticism from former diplomats who say the cuts risk gutting America's diplomatic muscle.
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State Department staff brace for layoffs after Supreme Court decision
Hundreds of State Department staff are bracing for layoffs after a Supreme Court ruling cleared the way for sweeping federal cuts — and Secretary of State Marco Rubio is slashing deep.
