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

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

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio instructed U.S. diplomats worldwide not to comment on the fairness or integrity of ...

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

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