The Trump administration paused all foreign aid and urged USAID to follow in step or face disciplinary action for not complying with the freeze.

State Department staff were instructed to “suspend any application requesting an X sex marker” and to “suspend any application where the applicant is seeking to change their sex marker.”

The directive follows President Donald Trump’s executive order Monday pausing new obligations and disbursements of foreign aid pending review.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered a suspension of passport applications that use a gender-neutral marker or request a change in gender.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered the State Department to freeze passport applications with X gender markers or gender identity changes, enforcing an executive order signed by former President Donald Trump to limit federal identification to biological sex classifications.

The news affects roughly 60 senior USAID employees or nearly every staffer who holds a top position at the agency.

House and Senate Democrats on Wednesday pushed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to preserve a refugee program. “We urge you to immediately revoke the stop work orders that the Department issued on

Some people claim Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship will affect his own allies like Usha Vance and Marco Rubio. Here’s why that’s false.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a waiver allowing lifesaving humanitarian aid to resume despite President Donald Trump's executive order.

County Clerk Jamie Romeo said that locations such as her office and some other sites will offer a “safe space” to provide information and help local residents figure out next steps.

Leaders of the global fight against HIV/AIDS let out a sigh of relief on Wednesday as the Donald Trump administration scaled back – at least temporarily – one of the most damaging policies of its first days in office.