secretary of state
Maine Secretary of State Targeted in Swatting Call at Her Home
A fake emergency call to police resulted in officers responding Friday night to the home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows just a day after she disqualified former President Donald Trump from the state’s presidential primary ballot under the Constitution’s insurrection clause. She is the latest politician to become a target of swatting, which […]
Blinken, Mexican Foreign Minister Barcena Speak to Media in Mexico City
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, and Mexico’s Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena brief the media after meeting at 4:00 p.m. ET on Oct. 5 to discuss security issues.
Pompeo Speaks at 45th Annual National Conservative Student Conference (Day One Section 3)
Young America’s Foundation, a conservative youth organization, holds its 45th annual National Conservative Student Conference in Washington from July 24 to 28. Agenda on July 25 (Day One Section 3) 7:00 p.m. ET—Mike Pompeo, 70th U.S. secretary of state
Blinken Delivers Closing Remarks at Virtual Ministerial Meeting Against Synthetic Drug Threats
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hosts and delivers closing remarks at a virtual Ministerial meeting to form the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats at 12:15 p.m. ET on July 7 at the Department of State.
Judge Dismisses Republican’s Election Lawsuit in Arizona Statewide Race
An Arizona judge has dismissed a Republican candidate’s lawsuit challenging the election results of the secretary of state race. Democratic Party candidate Adrian Fontes beat Republican candidate Mark Finchem by over 120,000 votes in the Arizona secretary of state race in the midterms, according to election results (pdf) certified on Dec. 5 by the Arizona […]
Texas Governor Names New Election Chief After John Scott Announces Resignation
Texas Secretary of State John B. Scott announced on Monday that he will step down from his role as the state’s chief elections officer at the end of the year, citing an intent to return to his private business. “When I took office as Texas Secretary of State in October of last year, I did […]
Mark Finchem Projected to Lose Arizona Secretary of State Race
Democrat Adrian Fontes was projected Friday night to win the race for Arizona secretary of state against Rep. Mark Finchem, a Republican endorsed by former President Donald Trump. Fontes, who formerly oversaw parts of the election system in the state’s most populous county, Maricopa, said in a statement on Twitter late on Friday, projecting his […]
Reagan’s Longtime Secretary of State George P. Shultz Dies
Former Secretary of State George P. Shultz, whose career included leading roles in diplomacy, business, and academia, and spent most of the 1980s trying to improve Cold War relations with the Soviet Union and forging a course for peace in the Middle East, has died. Schultz died Saturday at his home on the campus of […]
Senate Confirms Biden’s Secretary of State
The Senate confirmed another one of President Biden’s cabinet members. Antony Blinken will be the new Secretary of State. He’ll become the most senior cabinet member and fourth in the line of presidential succession. Previously, he served under the Obama administration. On the issue of dealing with communist China, Blinken said he believes President Trump was […]
Trump: Georgia Secretary of State ‘Unable’ to Answer ‘Ballots Under Table’ Questions; Raffensperger Says It’s ‘Not True’
President Donald Trump said that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger was unable to answer questions about boxes of ballots being wheeled out from under a table after Republican poll workers were told by Fulton County officials that vote-counting was done for the night on Nov. 3. “I spoke to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger […]