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A push by the Trump administration to end Russia's war on Ukraine appears to make headway, with Kyiv saying Zelenskyy could visit D.C. within days to finalize a deal.
President Trump signed an executive order establishing a designation for states accused of wrongfully detaining U.S. citizens.
The State Dept. said the 2024 reports on countries were "adjusted" to be "aligned to the administration's executive orders."
Special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Europe and possibly Middle East for meetings on issues including the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Last week's sweeping State Department layoffs gutted some offices unexpectedly and forced staff to scramble, sources told CBS News.
The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to employees Friday morning.
President Trump announced last month that the U.S. would lift all sanctions on the country.
The State Department could begin laying off hundreds of Washington, D.C.-based staff, according to internal correspondence.
The State Department says all visa applicants who are seeking to travel to Harvard — visitors as well as students — should face additional vetting, according to an email obtained by CBS News.
The Trump administration plans to eliminate thousands of State Department jobs and close or merge hundreds of domestic divisions — while adding a new office focused on "Democracy & Western Values."
President Trump announced this week he will drop sanctions on Syria — surprising some senior U.S. sanctions officials, sources tell CBS News.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a "reorganization" of the State Department, with plans for staffing cuts.
Britons Peter and Barbie Reynolds, both in their 70s, were detained by the Taliban on Feb. 1.
Kirill Dmitriev is the first Russian official to visit the White House since the first Trump administration.
President Trump's expected trip to Saudi Arabia in May will be his first foreign trip of his second term.