The Mexican ambassador to the United States criticized Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., over comments he made at a hearing last week, calling the lawmaker’s words “vulgar and racist.” Kennedy questioned Drug ...

The envoy, Kevin Rudd, said that he had removed the posts “out of respect for the office of the president.” But it was a sign of broader anxiety over Donald J. Trump’s return to power. By Victoria Kim ...

Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) railed against Jacob Lew, the nominee for the United States’s ambassador to Israel, calling Lew an “Iran sympathizer” when asked if it was time for the Senate to expedite his ...