Appointment of Army veteran and ex-lobbyist ends longest-ever Pentagon leadership vacuum in American history

Envoys Jared Kushner and Jason Greenblatt to visit Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, starting from next week

Jason Greenblatt tells PBS broadcaster he 'can't think of single instances' in which the Jewish state made mistakes, but concedes 'no one is perfect'

Lawmakers are concerned about high civilian causalities from Riyadh-led military campaign in Yemen and Trump administration's use of emergency protocol to approve $8 billion deal

Treasury and education secretaries, attorney general, and FBI chief decry anti-Israel sentiment as present-day expression of Jew hatred

Expected confirmation would end seven months without Pentagon chief after Mattis resignation; Navy leader Richard Spencer takes over as acting defense chief

Bill de Blasio vows his city will not cooperate with ICE in detaining undocumented migrants in nationwide raids

Decision comes as Ankara continues to ignore warnings from NATO ally over procurement of missile defense system

Over two dozen Republicans join bipartisan proposal requiring US president to get authorization from Congress before taking military action; White House vows to veto measure

'You can't change an ambassador at the demand of a host country,' May's party says, after US president lashes out at Kim Darroch as 'not liked or well thought of'