Lawmaker seeks to shed light on "wrongfully detained" designations

The Marc Fogel Act, introduced by Rep. Guy Reschenthaler of Pennsylvania, would require the State Department to justify the lack of a "wrongfully detained" designation.

• Jun 27, 2023

U.S. confirms reports of Chinese spy base

The Biden administration confirmed Saturday that China has been operating a spy base in Cuba -- just one hundred miles from the shores of Florida. This comes after the Wall Street Journal reported that China tentatively agreed to pay Cuba billions of dollars to set up an electronic eavesdropping facility. Gordon Lubold, White House and national security reporter for the Wall Street Journal, joins CBS News to discuss what we know about the base.

• Jun 12, 2023
• 4:31

Surge in passport demand causing lengthy delays as summer nears

A standard passport renewal could take up to 13 weeks.

• May 18, 2023

State Department offers to share classified cable with key lawmakers

House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Michael McCaul has threatened to hold Secretary of State Antony Blinken in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena over the cable.

• May 17, 2023

What happens when an American is "wrongfully detained" abroad

The rare determination came less than two weeks after Evan Gershkovich was arrested in Russia.

• Apr 12, 2023

2 kidnapped U.S. citizens found dead in Mexico

Two of the four U.S. citizens who were violently kidnapped at gunpoint last week while in Mexico have been found dead. The two surviving American citizens have been returned to the U.S., according to the State Department. Omar Villafranca reports.

• Mar 7, 2023
• 2:34

State Department on China spy balloon program

CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini joins Errol Barnett and Lana Zak to discuss new information released by the State Department on China's balloon surveillance program, after the U.S. shot down a Chinese spy balloon over the weekend.

• Feb 9, 2023
• 3:58

Trump officials eased sanctions on "Blood Diamond" magnate despite concerns

Businessman Dan Gertler received broad relief from sanctions in Trump administration's final days.

• Dec 16, 2022

Who is Viktor Bout, the Russian "Merchant of Death"?

The Russian arms dealer has been released from U.S. prison in a one-for-one swap to free WNBA star Brittney Griner, a U.S. official confirmed.

• Dec 8, 2022

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," December 4, 2022

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, and more, will appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.

• Dec 2, 2022

Family seeks answers in woman's death

A North Carolina family is pushing for answers after 25-year-old Shanquella Robinson died on a trip with friends to Mexico last month. Her mother talked with CBS News' Anne-Marie Green and Dana Jacobson about why she doesn't believe her daughter died of alcohol poisoning, as she was initially told.

• Nov 18, 2022
• 7:50

U.S. passports will include option for "X" gender marker starting April 11

The move intends to make federal documents more inclusive for transgender, intersex, nonbinary and gender-nonconforming people.

• Mar 31, 2022

U.S. orders embassy families to leave Ukraine

The State Department ordered the families of American diplomats to leave Ukraine and it has advised non-essential personnel and private U.S. citizens to do the same. Holly Williams reports.

• Jan 24, 2022
• 1:41

CIA releases interim "Havana Syndrome" report

The CIA has determined that a majority of cases of the mysterious neurological illness known as "Havana Syndrome" were not caused by a foreign adversary. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joined CBSN to discuss the details of the interim report.

• Jan 20, 2022
• 6:43

State Department condemns North Korea missile launch

The State Department condemned North Korea for test-launching what the U.S. says was a ballistic missile. Elizabeth Palmer has the latest.

• Jan 5, 2022
• 1:37

Future of Iran nuclear deal uncertain

The State Department says it has yet to confirm a date for return to discussions over the Iran nuclear deal. The U.S. and its European allies are hoping to restore Iran's compliance with the 2015 agreement. Jim Walsh, a research associate at MIT's security studies program, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the current state of negotiations and what could happen next.

• Dec 7, 2021
• 5:35

Senator Cruz blocks State Department nominees

Senator Ted Cruz is one of the Republican senators slowing the confirmation of President Biden's State Department nominees. He says he is objecting because Mr. Biden is not sanctioning Moscow over a gas pipeline between Russia and Germany. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" with details.

• Dec 1, 2021
• 7:24

5/10: CBS Evening News

Americans freed from North Korea taking it "one day at a time"; Household Cavalry, Prince Harry's brothers in arms, will be part of royal wedding.

• May 10, 2018
• 20:37

7/29: CBS Evening News

Dry conditions, excessive heat fan flames of California wildfires; Visually impaired bikers race across America

• Jul 29, 2018
• 20:40

U.S. issues its first passport with an "X" gender marker

"I almost burst into tears when I opened the envelope, pulled out my new passport, and saw the 'X' stamped boldly under 'sex,' recipient Dana Zzyym said.

• Oct 27, 2021

Albright calls for global virus coordination

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright says countries must work together in order to stop the coronavirus. The first woman to lead the State Department warned that working separately will only do more damage. Albright joins "CBS This Morning" to talk about the global and national responses to the pandemic, as well as her new book, "Hell and Other Destinations," where she writes about her whirlwind career.

• Apr 14, 2020
• 4:34

U.S. couple stuck abroad over virus speak out

The State Department estimates the coronavirus has left more than 50,000 Americans stranded in other countries. The Savilles, who traveled to India to finally bring their newly adopted daughter back home, now have no idea how they will get back home to their three young boys in Georgia. They speak to Kris Van Cleave about what they are doing as they search for a way to get back to the U.S.

• Mar 27, 2020
• 2:28

Haitian gang wants $17 million for abducted missionaries

The "400 Mawozo" gang in Haiti is demanding $1 million for each of the 17 missionaries it has abducted. The group was kidnapped last weekend just outside of the capital of Port-au-Prince. Gang activity has been on the rise following the assassination of the country's president in July. Robert Fatton, Jr. is the Julia A. Cooper professor of government and foreign affairs at the University of Virginia. He joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss.

• Oct 19, 2021
• 9:41

Americans stranded amid coronavirus pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has caused thousands of Americans to be stranded worldwide and the State Department says it's scrambling to get some U.S. citizens home. Don Dahler reports.

• Mar 20, 2020
• 2:20

10/30/19: Red and Blue

Two more officials from State Dept. testify; Green Beret to receive medal of honor

• Oct 30, 2019
• 54:17

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