State Department
noun
: the part of the U.S. government that is responsible for how the U.S. deals with other countries
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Removing Cuba from the State Department’s list of state sponsors of terrorism.
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Robert Franklin, a Republican from Sand Springs, joins four GOP candidates and two Democrats running to lead the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the state’s top school board.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 31 Mar. 2026
The State Department did not immediately comment on the meeting, which appeared on Rubio’s official schedule but was conducted behind closed doors.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Carrie Filipetti, executive director of the Vandenberg Coalition and a former senior State Department official, told Fox News Digital the reports reflect a broader and growing threat.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
Robert Franklin, a Republican from Sand Springs, joins four GOP candidates and two Democrats running to lead the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the state’s top school board.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 31 Mar. 2026
The State Department did not immediately comment on the meeting, which appeared on Rubio’s official schedule but was conducted behind closed doors.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
Carrie Filipetti, executive director of the Vandenberg Coalition and a former senior State Department official, told Fox News Digital the reports reflect a broader and growing threat.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
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