Marie Harf

Demonstrators gathered for a rally for American detainee Alan Gross in Washington, DC, during December 2013.

After five years in a Cuban jail, an American contractor is ‘literally wasting away’

Justice

USAID contractor Alan Gross completed his fifth year in a Cuban jail on Wednesday, and his family says his mental state is deteriorating rapidly. But a proposal for a prisoner swap with Cuba is still too much of a political lightning rod.

Confusion around U.S. drone policy in Pakistan runs deep