A State Department cable telling officials to avoid comments on the “fairness or integrity” of most elections continues a U.S ...

The State Department will scale back its assessments of elections in foreign countries, only chiming in publicly when there ...

In the directive released by the State Dept. , it was made clear that the United States "will pursue partnerships with ...

Under Secretary Rubio's directive, the U.S. State Department will focus on election outcomes over processes, requiring senior ...

The State Department is pulling back from commenting on or criticizing elections overseas unless there’s a clear and ...

The order says the U.S. will only comment if “there is a clear and compelling U.S. foreign policy interest to do so.” ...

TOKYO -- Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba faces an increasingly uphill battle in Sunday’s upper house election, and a loss could worsen political instability at a time of daunting challenges, ...

Marco Rubio has instructed U.S. diplomats not to comment on the legitimacy or fairness of foreign elections, breaking with decades of American diplomatic practice. The memo, sent to all Foreign ...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio instructed US diplomats worldwide not to comment on the fairness or integrity of elections conducted by foreign countries.

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