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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Earlier this month, the ACLU sued Trump, the State Department, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the United States of America in a class action complaint raising several claims of unconstitutionality.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
Tesla was briefly identified as being in the running for a $400 million contract to supply armored electric vehicles to the State Department before the agency suspended that plan.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration is also pulling from ICE’s investigative arm, the Justice Department, the IRS, and State Department to assist with arrests and investigations.
—Ted Hesson, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Shortly after departing Iraq, Baumgartner went to Afghanistan as a civilian contractor under the State Department, living off base in the Helmand Province.
—Brad Pearce, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2025
Tesla was briefly identified as being in the running for a $400 million contract to supply armored electric vehicles to the State Department before the agency suspended that plan.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration is also pulling from ICE’s investigative arm, the Justice Department, the IRS, and State Department to assist with arrests and investigations.
—Ted Hesson, USA TODAY, 21 Feb. 2025
Shortly after departing Iraq, Baumgartner went to Afghanistan as a civilian contractor under the State Department, living off base in the Helmand Province.
—Brad Pearce, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Feb. 2025
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“State Department.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/State%20Department. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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