The US State Department says humanitarian assistance can continue. Foreign aid workers say that’s not happening
US-funded aid work around the world has been largely brought to a standstill, multiple sources tell CNN, despite Secretary of ...
Rubio walks back State Department’s claim of free Panama Canal transit for US government vessels
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has walked back the assertion of the State Department that Panama “has agreed to no longer ...
Trump calls for review of all US funding to NGOs
President Trump on Friday called for a review of federal funding to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and for a halt on ...
Panama Denies State Department’s Claim US Ships Can Pass Through Canal For Free
The State Department claimed it had struck a deal that would save the U.S. government “millions of dollars a year.” ...
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Marco Rubio supported USAID as a senator. As secretary of state, he backs gutting it.
As a U.S. senator, Marco Rubio supported foreign aid and praised the U.S. Agency for International Development, aka USAID. Since he became secretary of state and USAID’s acting ...
Trump Administration to Lay Off Nearly All of U.S. Aid Agency’s Staff
Officials for the agency were notified of the planned cuts on the same day they learned that about 800 awards and contracts ...
US targets network accused of facilitating Iranian oil shipments to China with sanctions
The U.S. Treasury on Thursday announced new sanctions on an international network of individuals and companies accused of ...
Boston judge grills Justice Department on Trump’s plan to end birthright citizenship for children of immigrants
The Justice Department argued that the 14th amendment has been misinterpreted by the Supreme Court and doesn’t grant ...
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 ...
Dismantling of USAID leaves no staff to process aid waivers, sources say
The dismantling of USAID by the Trump administration means there are no staff to process waivers submitted by food and other ...
USAID to be merged into State Department, 3 U.S. officials say
USAID will remain a humanitarian aid entity, but its funding and workforce will be significantly reduced, officials said.
Musk hit on USAID riles Dems; many in GOP would absorb it into State Department
Democrats criticized the actions at USAID, blaming Elon Musk, but Republicans seemed contend with absorbing it into the State ...