Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was back on the Hill Wednesday, defending budget cuts, including to Central America. He says aid is on pause until countries do more to stop migration.

President Trump hosts the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, whose government has a track record of killing or jailing thousands in an ongoing crackdown. The U.S. has been a major backer of him.

The U.S. moved to list the Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corp as a terrorist group — an escalation of anti-Iran moves that critics say could leave U.S. forces vulnerable to other country's listings.

NATO foreign ministers are gathered in Washington this week to mark the organization's 70th year. The head of NATO is appealing for trans-Atlantic unity at a time of tension.

The State Department says it's carrying out President Trump's order to cut aid to Central America. But lawmakers say they're still waiting for details on a policy announced in a tweet.

More than three years ago, the Egyptian military, using U.S.-made helicopters, mistakenly attacked a group of tourists — killing 12 people and wounding an American woman.

"Russia has to get out" of Venezuela. That's the message President Trump is sending today after a Russian military contingent arrived, raising the stakes in this conflict and complicating U.S. policy.

The U.S. Institute of Peace brings together experts from Vietnam and the U.S. For the U.S., it has meant hundreds of millions of dollars cleaning up former air bases where agent orange was stored.

ISIS lost its last hold in Syria over the weekend. The Trump administration calls this a critical milestone in the effort to defeat the extremist group but says ISIS remains a threat in the region.

The secretary of state said the administration must hold Cuba accountable for the property Havana seized in the wake of the 1959 communist revolution.

A possible outcome of this week's U.S.-North Korea summit would be an exchange of liaison offices. These diplomatic posts are more limited than embassies. It would mark a step toward more normal ties.

The Trump administration's point man on Venezuela was convicted of misleading Congress during the Iran-Contra affair. Abrams' past came up during a House hearing on Venezuela's political crisis.

President Trump addressed the Defeat ISIS coalition at the State Department on Wednesday, reassuring them the U.S. remains committed to the fight despite his decision to withdraw troops from Syria.

The U.S. says it's sending tons of humanitarian and medical aid to Venezuela's borders. The big question: will it make it to the people in need or will criminal groups and Venezuela's military get it?

Trump administration officials are sounding positive that the political crisis in Venezuela will end with democracy. But analysts warn that this political standoff could get much more violent.

The U.S. has begun the process to formally withdraw from one of its remaining arms control treaties with Russia. Washington accuses Moscow of violating the INF treaty which covers medium range nuclear weapons.

The Trump administration announced that the U.S. will leave the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, raising fears of a new arms race. Trump blamed Russia for violating the Cold War-era pact.

Carlos Vecchio, who doesn't have access to Venezuela's embassy, represents national assembly leader Juan Guaido, who the U.S. and other countries back as they pressure Nicolas Maduro to step aside.

U.S. diplomats are facing a weekend deadline to leave Venezuela, on orders of the embattled president. Meanwhile, the U.S. is trying to rally international support around their preferred leader.

The State Department says Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro can't expel U.S. diplomats since it no longer recognizes him as the nation's leader. But where does that leave the U.S. personnel?