The discussion has covered critical issues within Pakistan, such as human rights violations, cases of missing persons, upcoming general elections, politically-motivated arrests, as well as the importance of a free media and democracy.

US President Joe Biden requested that Assistant Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland serve as acting Deputy Secretary of State following current officeholder Wendy Sherman's upcoming departure from the role, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday

US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman held a call with Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng to underscore the importance of maintaining open lines of communication between Washington and Beijing, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday

US investigative journalist Seymour Hersh in a new article on Thursday claims that the departure of Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman has triggered "near panic" among State Department staffers who fear that Under Secretary Victoria Nuland might take over the position given her biased approach to Russia

Negotiations between President Joe Biden and Republican leaders in Congress have stalled after the parties reached an impasse, Punchbowl News' Jake Sherman reported on Friday

The Pentagon is replacing its long-running cybersecurity programs with standard tools from Microsoft in a move stirring opposition from senior IT leaders from the military services who warn that it may expose the network to foreign hackers, enemy cyber warriors and online spies, Newsweek reported on Tuesday, citing a former senior defense official