A State Department spokesman told VICE World News that China gave U.S. diplomats anal COVID tests.
Beijing “promised to stop using” those tests on diplomats. But now reports say China denies ever administering the tests.
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Biden to Pay $200 Million in WHO “Obligations,” Reversing Trump’s Decision
President Joe Biden’s administration will pay more than $200 million to the World Health Organization (WHO), reversing another decision made by the outgoing Trump White House.
Reports: Anti-Israel Activist and Bernie Advisor Matt Duss May Join State Department
In what could be a big victory for the radical left-wing of the Democratic Party, Bernie Sanders’ chief foreign-policy advisor Matt Duss is tipped take up a position at the State Department, news reports suggest.
State Dept. Claims New Information Shows COVID-19 Originally Came From Wuhan Lab
The U.S. State Department has reported that it has new information indicating the pathogen behind the COVID-19 pandemic could have emerged from a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan.
State Department Says Anti-American Educators Are Undermining Effort to Counter China
This will probably not come as much of a surprise to Legal Insurrection readers. When you have so many people in education who seem to be supporters of socialism and even communism, it tends to have an effect.
The Washington Free Beacon reports:
State Department Says Anti-American Educators Undermine U.S. Efforts to...
Campus Confucius Institutes Come Under Scrutiny of State Department
The Confucius Institute has been designated a ‘foreign mission’ and will now be watched closely. This is long overdue.
Inside Higher Ed reports:
New Federal Scrutiny of Confucius Institutes
The State Department announced Thursday that it was designating the Washington, D.C.-based Confucius Institute U.S. Center a “foreign mission” of the People’s Republic of China.
The...
Wuhan Coronavirus: Trump Shoots Down National Lockdown, Suspends Interest on Federally Held Student Loan Payments
President Donald Trump told the media that the government “temporarily waived all interest on federally held student loans” for 60 days. The Department of Education chose not to”enforce standardized testing requirements for the current school year.”
Trump also shot down rumors that his administration will force a national lockdown.
Wuhan Virus Watch: California Gov. Newsom Issues Stay-at-Home Order
Next week my plans were to sit on a beach in Fiji, drink rum cocktails, and read fantasy novels.
Needless to say, one of the victims of the pandemic was my tropical vacation.
Trump Admin Extends Temporary Protected Status to Salvadorans in the U.S.
President Donald Trump’s administration extended temporary protected status to the Salvadorans living in the U.S. through January 2021.
State Dept Investigation ‘Found Violations by 38 People’ in Hillary Email probe
The State Department found that 38 people committed violations during its probe into failed Democrat presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s email.
From The Associated Press:
The investigation, launched more than three years ago, determined that those 38 people were “culpable” in 91 cases of sending classified information that ended up in Clinton’s personal email,...
Trump Administration Orders EU Ambassador Not to Testify in Impeachment Probe
President Donald Trump’s administration demanded US Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland not to testify on Tuesday morning in the House’s impeachment inquiry.
Sondland’s attorney Robert Luskin said the order came from the State Department.
State Department Withdrawing Remaining Staff From Embassy in Venezuela
As Venezuela continues to deteriorate, the State Department decided to withdraw the remaining diplomats, staff, and their families from the US Embassy in the country. From The Wall Street Journal:
Critical health services, food supplies and businesses have been crippled by the blackout that has killed at least 15 people and continues...
Trump Will Nominate Heather Nauert as UN Ambassador
President Donald Trump will nominate State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert to take over as UN Ambassador to replace Nikki Haley. From The Washington Examiner:
“Heather Nauert will be nominated [for U.S. ambassador]. She’s done work with Nikki Haley to replace Nikki at the United Nations. She will be ambassador to the United...
Are Cuban and Chinese “Health Attacks” causing “Brain Network Disorder” in American diplomats?
Last year, after several American diplomats developed odd neurological problems that were theorized to be caused by sonic attacks, President Donald Trump ordered all non-essential personnel out of Cuba, then sent 15 Cuban diplomats packing.
Then, this May, American diplomats in China developed health conditions similar to those reported by the staff...
US Embassy in Australia Accidentally Sends Cookie Monster Cat Email Invite
The US Embassy in Canberra, Australia apologized for accidentally sending an email of a cat, dressed in a Cookie Monster onesie, holding a plate of cookies.
The email subject “meeting” was followed by the pic of the kitty and the title, “cat pajama-jam.”
CLOSED: Trump Administration to Shut Down Palestinian Liberation Organization DC Office
The Trump administration will close the Palestinian Liberation Organization office in DC, leaving the Gazans “without a formal presence in the U.S. capital,” reports CBS News.
Trump blasts China while calling off Pompeo’s North Korea trip
The last time we visited the Korean Peninsula, South Korean officials firmly stated that they want the U.S. and China to declare a formal end to the Korean War, and the two Koreas seem to be moving forward on a peace-first approach.
