CFPB Orders Installment Lender OneMain to Pay $20 Million for Deceptive Sales Practices
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has ordered installment lender OneMain Financial to pay $20 million in redress and penalties for failing to refund interest charged to…
On the Enactment of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act
The United States is deeply troubled by Uganda’s passage of the Anti-Homosexuality Act, a law that undermines the human rights, prosperity, and welfare of all Ugandans. Uganda’s failure to safeguard…
FTC and DOJ Charge Amazon with Violating Children’s Privacy Law by Keeping Kids’ Alexa Voice Recordings Forever and Undermining Parents’ Deletion Requests
The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice will require Amazon to overhaul its deletion practices and implement stringent privacy safeguards to settle charges the company violated the Children’s…
Croatia Statehood Day – United States Department of State
On behalf of the United States of America, I extend our best wishes to the people of Croatia as you celebrate your Statehood Day. For over 30 years, our two…
Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa Hammer Travels to Djibouti and Ethiopia
Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa (SEHOA) Ambassador Mike Hammer will travel May 31 – June 6 to Djibouti and Ethiopia. In Djibouti, Ambassador Hammer will participate in the…
United States Leads in Space with Diplomacy
Today the Department of State is releasing our first-ever Strategic Framework for Space Diplomacy, a groundbreaking initiative to advance U.S. global space leadership. Through this Framework, we will expand international…
Secretary Blinken to Deliver Speech at Helsinki City Hall
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver a speech at Helsinki City Hall on Friday, June 2, 2023 at 11:45 a.m. EET / 4:45 a.m. EDT. The speech will…
Sanctioning PRC and Mexico Based Individuals and Entities for Enabling Illicit Drug Production
The United States is a leader in the global effort to stop the illicit manufacture and trafficking of illicit fentanyl and other synthetic drugs, a major cause of death among…
Concerns Over Potential use of New Polish Legislation to Target Opposition
Concerns Over Potential use of New Polish Legislation to Target Opposition Official news published at https://www.state.gov/concerns-over-potential-use-of-new-polish-legislation-to-target-opposition/
Acting Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs Dereck Hogan, Senior Advisor for the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy Ruth Berry On the Secretary’s Upcoming Travel to Sweden, Norway, and Finland
MR PATEL: Hey, everybody. Good morning and thanks so much for joining on this trip preview call for Secretary Blinken’s travels to Finland, Sweden, and Norway that he will depart…