Kathryn Watson

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Plans for U.S. Embassy workers in Israel Southern Israel — The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem told U.S. citizens in Israel Thursday morning that the State Department was "planning for contingencies to assist with private U.S. citizens' departure from Israel." "We will alert the U.S. citizen community if there is additional information to share regarding departure options," the embassy said in an email message to Americans who had enrolled in the State Department's Smart Traveler Enrollment Program...

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Kathryn Watson

Associated Press suing the White House A federal appeals court is allowing the Trump White House to ban the Associated Press from the Oval Office and other restricted spaces for now in a ruling that blocked a lower court's ruling that claimed the ban was unconstitutional. In a 2-1 order, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia granted in part a stay of the lower court's April 8 ruling that declared the content-based ban unconstitutional.

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Kathryn Watson

Washington — Newly elected German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is meeting with President Trump at the White House on Thursday, with the two world leaders expected to address trade and tariffs, as well as Russia's war in Ukraine and tensions in the Middle East. It's their first in-person meeting since Merz, leader of Germany's center-right Christian Democratic Union party, won a parliamentary vote to become chancellor last month following an election in February.

3 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Kathryn Watson

Washington — President Trump said Wednesday that he spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone for over an hour, and Putin told him that he plans to respond to Ukraine's drone strike on Russian air bases. Ukraine on Sunday launched a drone attack deep into Russian territory that security officials said destroyed about 40 military bombers.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Kathryn Watson

9 hours agoTammy Bruce’s remarks had critics cringing. State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce raised eyebrows Tuesday after a reporter’s question about U.S.–Iran nuclear talks turned into what critics called a North Korea state media-esque moment of praise for President Donald Trump. A journalist asked Bruce …