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DOGE staffer appointed as acting head of US State Dept foreign assistance office
The administration of President Donald Trump has appointed a key member of billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government ...
DOGE associate is made acting head of foreign assistance at the State Department, a US official says
The Trump administration has expanded the power of adviser Elon Musk's government-cutting team over the State Department, ...
Trump Official Who Oversaw Closure of USAID Has Left State Department
Pete Marocco led the foreign-assistance mission at the State Department.
Trump official who led charge to close USAID out at State Department: Report
A Wall Street Journal report on Sunday detailed that Pete Marocco, hired at State less than three months ago to oversee the ...
Trump-appointed official who oversaw dismantling of USAID leaves State Department
Pete Marocco, the Trump administration official who played a major role in dismantling the U.S. Agency for International ...
Official who oversaw dismantling of USAID leaves State Department
Pete Marocco, a Trump administration official, left his position after less than three months. He and Elon Musk both ...
State Department wants staff to report instances of alleged anti-Christian bias during Biden’s term
As the Christian world commemorates Holy Week leading up to Easter Sunday, the State Department has issued an appeal for its ...
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Dozens of USAID contracts were canceled last weekend. Here's what happened
The rationale was to address "mismanagement, fraud, and misaligned priorities." Former USAID official Jeremy Konyndyk said ...
State Department could close dozens of embassies, consulates while seeking $26B in ‘drastic’ spending cuts
At least 17 consulates — in the UK, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, South Korea, and Bosnia and Herzegovina — and 10 ...
Pete Marocco, Trump official who oversaw dismantling of USAID, abruptly leaves State Department role
In his time in the post, Marocco worked alongside Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) but also clashed ...
Pete Marocco, mastermind behind dismantling of USAID projects, leaves State Department
Pete Marocco, who led the dismantling of USAID under Secretary of State Marco Rubio, departs as critics accuse him of chaos and foreign aid cuts that gutted U.S. global development programs.
State Department Axes Over $200 Million In Taxpayer-Funded Foreign Grants
The State Department axed over $200 million in foreign grants funded by taxpayer dollars, according to a memo obtained by The ...