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Rubio says it's 'not our intention' to uproot USAID workers abroad
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told embassy officials that it was "not our intention" to uproot USAID staffers working abroad ...
Marco Rubio empowers State Department official Pete Marocco to run USAID
Marocco held several national security positions during the first Trump administration, including at USAID, where he tried to ...
Marco Rubio defends dismantling of USAID, praises Trump's proposal for US control of Gaza Strip
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is defending the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development and praising ...
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Rubio says State Department will exempt select USAID programs from freeze
The secretary of state also said the State Department has reached out to USAID officials to help determine these exemptions.
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Marco Rubio tweet calling foreign aid 'critical' resurfaces as he talks about cutting USAID
The USAID website and its X account have been removed. Rubio has said that the goal of the freeze was a review of the programs to see which make “America safer, stronger or more prosperous.” ...
Judge says he will temporarily block Trump from placing 1000s of USAID workers on paid leave
The workers associations argue that Trump lacks the authority to shut down the six-decade-old aid agency without approval ...
All USAID humanitarian work has effectively stopped, current and former officials say
Current and former U.S. Agency for International Development officials, speaking anonymously due to fear of retribution, ...
Marco Rubio’s USAID “Humanitarian Waiver” Isn’t Helping Restart Lifesaving Programs
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s “humanitarian waiver” for USAID programs is failing lifesaving programs amid the chaos of ...