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White House proposes drastic cuts to State Department and funding for UN, NATO and other groups
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department’s budget by almost 50%, closing a ...
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 ...
US State Department Plans Budget Cut By Almost 50%
The US State Department is expected to propose an unprecedented dismantling of Washington's diplomatic reach, multiple news ...
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, ...
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 ...
State Department wants staff to report alleged anti-Christian bias during Biden's term
President Trump's Secretary of State Marco Rubio is asking staff to report allegations of anti-Christian bias during the ...
Proposed State Dept. cuts could have 'devastating effects' for US global leadership
The White House is reportedly eyeing big cuts to the State Department's budget and eliminating U.S. spending on NATO and the ...
Trump Administration Memo Proposes Cutting State Department Funding by Nearly Half
The draft plan is part of a process involving the agency and the White House. It would eliminate almost all funding for ...
State Department reveals status of man erroneously deported to El Salvador
The Trump administration told a judge on Saturday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man deported to El Salvador in error, is still ...
Trump administration wants to nearly halve State Dept budget
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration wants to slash the State Department budget by about half, according to internal ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio asks NATO allies to chip in with 5% GDP
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday called for America's partners in the NATO alliance to up their defense ...
Trump Administration News: State Dept. Ignores Order to Detail Return of Wrongly Deported Migrant
A State Department official said in a two-page court filing that the man, Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran migrant who had been living in Maryland before he was deported, was “alive and ...