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 consolidate power and slash funding.
Rubio says he’s acting director of USAID as humanitarian agency is taken over by the State Department
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is acting administrator the US Agency for International Development, confirming the de-facto takeover of the humanitarian agency by the State Department.
Maddow Blog | Rubio taps Pete Marocco to run USAID, despite his Jan. 6 past
In case the pardons weren't enough, Pete Marocco, one of the men who entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, now has a powerful position in the State Department.
USAID to merge with State Department in 'apocalyptic' shakeup with Rubio as acting director
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday he is acting director of the United States Agency for International Development amid an "apocalyptic" shakeup, as Democratic lawmakers threatened to stall Trump nominees.
Marco Rubio Wants USAID to Undergo Overhaul, Backs Off Full Shutdown
The secretary of state wants to reorganize the foreign-assistance agency that Elon Musk and DOGE are pushing to eliminate.
Trump Appoints State Secretary Marco Rubio Acting Director of U.S. Aid
President Donald Trump's administration announced on Monday that State Secretary Marco Rubio has been appointed as Acting Administrator of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). Trump’s decision last week to freeze for 90 days the humanitarian aid that the United States provides to countries overseas was felt in places far from Washington,
Yes, State Department eliminated references to trans people on its websites
Because the change removing "TQI+" from State Department websites is real and accurately documented in screenshots, the claim that the State Department eliminated references to transgender or intersex ...
Darren Beattie Has White Nationalist Ties. He's Trump's Pick For A Top State Department Role.
Beattie was fired from his role as a White House speechwriter in 2018 after it emerged that he had attended a white ...
Trump administration hires hardcore pro-Trump ideologue to run public diplomacy at State Department
The Trump administration has hired a “Make America Great Again” ideologue to run the State Department's worldwide public ...
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.
US Flag Upside Down Outside State Department, Photo Appears to Suggest
A photograph purporting to show the American flag being flown upside down outside the State Department has gone viral on ...
State Department surprises Panama with claim of fee cut for government ships
The State Department surprised Panama with the announcement that U.S. government ships would pass through the Panama Canal ...
Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz puts a hold on Trump's State Department nominees
The move comes after Elon Musk said he and Trump would shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development.