Entity: Department of State

News Roundup: Congressional Hearing Shows and No-Shows

May 24, 2019
Ben Carson, Diane Auer Jones, and Don McGahn's empty chair
(Photo: Gage Skidmore)

FOIA to State Seeking Communications with the President’s Personal Lawyers or Communications Regarding Efforts to Meddle in Ukrainian Investigations

May 21, 2019
FOIA to State seeking records reflecting communications with the president's personal attorneys, including Rudy Giuliani, and records reflecting communications about efforts to influence the Ukrainian government to investigate the president's political opponents.

FOIA to State Seeking Records Related to the Recall of the Career Civil Servant Ambassador to Ukraine

May 21, 2019
FOIA to State seeking records related to the recall of Ambassador Marie L. Yovanovitch, a career official, from Ukraine. Yovanovitch was recalled just before President Donald Trump's personal attorney, Rudy Giuliani, announced that he would undertake an effort to convince the Ukrainian president-elect to undertake investigations that could benefit Trump politically.

FOIA to State Regarding Conservative Influence over Changing U.S. Strategy Towards Women and LGBT Rights

May 20, 2019
FOIA to DOJ determining the extent of conservative, anti-abortion, and anti-LGBT groups' influence on the US delegation to the UN Committee on the Status of Women.

News Roundup: Investigating State-Level Threats to Democracy

May 17, 2019
With so much attention trained on tackling federal misconduct in the Trump administration, corruption at the state and local levels has flourished and often gone unchecked.

FOIA to State Seeking Russia-U.S. Reconciliation Plan Provided by Individuals with Ties to Russia and Putin

May 16, 2019
FOIA to State seeking a U.S.-Russia reconciliation plan provided to former Secretary Tillerson by Jared Kushner, according to the the Mueller Report, which was originally provided to Kushner by individuals with ties to Russian President Putin.

FOIA to State Seeking Communications Between Ambassador Abrams and Senator Rubio

May 16, 2019
FOIA to State seeking communications between Ambassador Eliot Abrams and Senator Marco Rubio in light of the outsize influence Rubio has held over U.S. foreign policy towards Latin America.

FOIA to State Seeking Communications Between State and Kirill Dimitriev or Rick Gerson

May 14, 2019
FOIA to State seeking records reflecting communications between high-ranking State officials and the drafters of a proposal to reconcile U.S.-Russia relations provided to Steve Bannon and Rex Tillerson shortly after Russia's interference in the 2016 election.

FOIA to State Seeking Communications with Michele Bachmann and Other Opponents of LGBTQ Rights

May 13, 2019
FOIA to State seeking communications between high-ranking State officials and groups and individuals that have a record of opposing LGBTQ rights, including former Rep. Michele Bachmann. This FOIA was submitted in partnership with the Southern Poverty Law Center.

FOIA to State Seeking Communications with the American Family Association and Opponents of LGBTQ Rights

May 13, 2019
FOIA to State seeking communications between high-ranking State officials and groups and individuals that have a record of opposing LGBTQ rights, including the American Family Association and Concerned Women for America. This FOIA was submitted in partnership with the Southern Poverty Law Center.