How Rubio, once an avid USAID supporter, came to oversee its gutting
When Marco Rubio testified during his confirmation to become secretary of state, he said that one of the things that ...
Republicans defend USAID in hearing meant to criticize waste
A hearing aimed at spotlighting waste at USAID resulted in Republicans criticizing the way the Trump administration is ...
As DOGE targets FEMA, the aid agency is accused of illegally destroying records
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is set to be a key target of Trump’s so-called Department of Government ...
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Rubio: U.S. needs to 'justify' exempting specific USAID programs
"We’re going to continue to provide foreign aid and to be involved in programs, but it has to be programs that we can defend.
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‘The DNA Of Our Foreign Policy’: How USAID Hid Behind Humanitarianism To Export Radical Left-Wing Priorities Abroad
Behind the veil of humanitarian aid, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) doled out billions in taxpayer ...
Making sense of the war over DOGE
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who has now been placed in charge of USAID in addition to State Department spending, has ...
Without USAID funding, Kansans who help children with disabilities lose jobs
Without USAID funding, a business co-owned by a Kansan who promotes education of children with disabilities is now on the verge of bankruptcy.
Transcript Shows Rubio Asking U.S.A.I.D. Worker for ‘Trust’ and ‘Patience’
Speaking at the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City, the secretary of state called foreign aid “the least popular thing” that ...
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Transgender ‘recognition’ in Bangladesh, Kosovo, Guatemala — how one USAID employee shows what’s wrong with the embattled agency
As per his title, Leonelli was tasked with supporting the hub’s programs “protecting the human rights of lesbian, gay, ...
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Rubio Says State Department Will Exempt Select USAID Programs From Freeze
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday said the State Department is ... A White House fact sheet also lists $2 million ...
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Trump foreign aid freeze pulls over $1 million in funding for LGBT programs in Ireland, Serbia
The new Trump administration also halted spending on the majority of “existing foreign assistance awards” for a period of 90 days, pending a review conducted by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The ...
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Transcript: Swamp Notes — Trump redefines America’s global role
He said that he doesn’t want any diversity, equity, inclusion or LGBT programmes. He campaigned a lot about that. And when Marco Rubio came to state department on his first day, he said ...