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Arcs in the news about United States Department of State from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 469 stories · 1,944 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 1, 2023

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The Israel-Hamas war: Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on Israel

3 of 50 stories this December · 2 about United States Department of State · gone quiet

'Widespread' sexual and gender-based crimes committed during Hamas attack, Israeli officials say · 17 articles, Dec 4Biden calls world to ‘forcefully condemn’ sexual violence by Hamas · 10 articles, Dec 5Blinken calls sexual violence inflicted by Hamas ‘beyond anything I’ve seen’ · 9 articles, Dec 10
The Israel-Hamas war: US backing for Israel and the pressure over its conduct

23 of 172 stories this December · 6 about United States Department of State · gone quiet

Israel and US are at odds over conflicting visions for postwar Gaza · 13 articles, Dec 4Biden allies in Senate demand that Israel limit civilian deaths in Gaza as Congress debates U.S. aid · 11 articles, Dec 4UN chief invokes rarely used constitutional power to push for Israel-Hamas cease-fire · 7 articles, Dec 6Sen. Bernie Sanders supports aid to Israel but says it should have conditions · 7 articles, Dec 6UN secretary-general invokes Article 99 on Gaza in rare, powerful move · 5 articles, Dec 6White House interns demand a Middle East cease-fire in letter to Biden · 7 articles, Dec 6Israel under pressure from allies as Gaza war rages on · 57 articles, Dec 8US vetoes UN resolution backed by many nations demanding immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza · 51 articles, Dec 8UN Security Council to consider urging Gaza ceasefire · 6 articles, Dec 8UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly to demand a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza · 35 articles, Dec 9The State Department OKs the sale of tank ammunition to Israel in a deal bypassing Congress’ review · 17 articles, Dec 9Israel and the US face growing isolation over Gaza as offensive grinds on with no end in sight · 15 articles, Dec 12Biden takes a tougher stance on Israel’s ‘indiscriminate bombing’ of Gaza · 44 articles, Dec 12Biden Pushes Netanyahu to Change Stance on Palestinian Statehood · 11 articles, Dec 12US urges Israel to scale down Gaza offensive · 15 articles, Dec 13Biden envoy to meet with Abbas as the US floats a possible Palestinian security role in postwar Gaza · 28 articles, Dec 15US and Israel discuss when to scale back Gaza combat but agree fight will take months, envoy says · 6 articles, Dec 15In Israel, the US defense secretary is expected to press for a more targeted approach in Gaza · 23 articles, Dec 17U.N. Security Council delays vote on resolution to halt hostilities in Gaza · 28 articles, Dec 18US is engaging in high-level diplomacy to avoid vetoing a UN resolution on critical aid for Gaza - The Daily Reporter · 10 articles, Dec 19U.N. Security Council passes Gaza aid resolution as U.S. abstains · 109 articles, Dec 20Airstrikes hit camps in central Gaza as Biden administration approves new weapons sales to Israel · 30 articles, Dec 27Biden administration bypasses Congress to grant emergency weapons sale to Israel · 33 articles, Dec 29

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else31 stories in 2023 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about United States Department of State that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Nov 3Trump State Department appointee sentenced to nearly 6 years in prison for Capitol riot attacks16 articles · 11 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 1 right
  2. Oct 19US, UK urge citizens to leave Lebanon as tensions rise over Israel-Hamas war6 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  3. Oct 19– 20State Department Issues Worldwide Caution Alert For Americans48 articles · 23 independent sources
    1 left, 12 center, 6 right
  4. Oct 18– 19US State Department warns Americans not to travel to Lebanon amid Israel-Hamas war7 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 1 right
  5. Oct 9– 12State Department warns Americans to reconsider travel to Israel8 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  6. Oct 1– 4US issues warning on Chinese global disinformation efforts threatening peace and stability8 articles · 6 independent sources
    2 left, 2 center, 1 right

Stories that name United States Department of State

  1. Dec 27– 28US announces final $250 million weapons package for Ukraine as future aid stall in Congress37 articles · 25 independent sources
    2 left, 12 center, 2 right
  2. Dec 23Americans beg for help getting family out of Gaza. "I just want to see my mother again,' a son says - The Daily Reporter10 articles · 10 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 2 right
  3. Dec 21– 22Prague university shooting: Czechs mourn 14 dead, dozens hurt in country's unprecedented attack145 articles · 67 independent sources
    15 left, 31 center, 10 right
  4. Dec 11– 12Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's whereabouts are unknown, and a prison official says he's no longer there40 articles · 31 independent sources
    6 left, 15 center, 2 right
  5. Dec 6U.S. announces new weapons aid for Ukraine as Congress is stalled on more funding6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  6. Dec 5– 6US announces visa bans to Jewish Israeli settlers who attack West Bank Palestinians25 articles · 19 independent sources
    4 left, 7 center, 1 right
  7. Dec 4– 5Former US ambassador accused of secretly spying for Cuba for decades96 articles · 62 independent sources
    15 left, 22 center, 8 right
  8. Nov 28Russian court extends detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Gershkovich until end of January41 articles · 30 independent sources
    5 left, 9 center, 6 right
  9. Nov 27– 30Blinken Returns to Israel as Negotiators Race to Prolong Gaza Cease-Fire20 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  10. Nov 15Biden admin renews sanctions waiver giving Iran access to $10 billion from Iraq5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 5 right
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