Rubio, USAID

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.
Marco Rubio supported USAID as a senator. As secretary of state, he backs gutting it.
As a U.S. senator, Marco Rubio supported foreign aid and praised the U.S. Agency for International Development, aka USAID. Since he became secretary of state and USAID’s acting
What is USAID? Marco Rubio is now acting administrator. 10 things to know
The U.S. Agency for International Development is the world's largest foreign aid agency, spending more than $40 billion in fiscal 2023.
Marco Rubio announced as acting administrator of USAID
In the latest move overhauling the U.S. Agency for International Development, Rubio confirmed he is the acting administrator while its future is undecided.
Marco Rubio Accuses USAID Of ‘Insubordination,’ Claims He’s Now In Charge
At the same time Rubio claimed to be in charge of the agency, upwards of 1,000 USAID employees overseas were abruptly cut off from their government-provided equipment, according to independent journalist Ken Klippenstein.
Marco Rubio says he is now acting director of USAID amid turmoil within agency
Marco Rubio says he is now acting director of USAID amid turmoil within the agency. The Trump administration appears intent on dismantling the agency.
Marco Rubio Appointed as USAID Acting Administrator
Read about Secretary of State Marco Rubio's appointment as acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
KFILE rolls the tape on Marco Rubio’s past praise of USAID
CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski reports Secretary of State Marco Rubio was for years a staunch supporter of US Agency for International Development’s mission while in the US Senate, reversing his views only recently as President Donald Trump and his allies have moved to dismantle the agency.
Secretary Of State Marco Rubio says US identifying USAID programs to be exempted from shutdown
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the Trump administration is reaching out to USAID missions abroad to identify programs exempt from recent stop-work orders. Following President Trump’s freeze on most U.
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 ...
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Rubio says it's 'not our intention' to uproot USAID workers abroad
The Trump administration has recalled all USAID staffers working abroad. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told embassy officials in Guatemala this week that it was "not our intention" to uproot ...
Trump 2nd term live updates: Marco Rubio made acting administrator of USAID: Sources
President Donald Trump has begun his second administration with a series of controversial moves and decisions.
Marco Rubio takes helm of USAID after Musk vows to close agency
The agency is the world's biggest donor, dispensing billions in humanitarian aid and development funding annually.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio told embassy officials that it was "not our intention" to uproot USAID staffers working abroad, despite the agency mandating their return. Marco Rubio met with ...
How Rubio’s trip abroad was overshadowed by foreign policy at home, from USAID to Trump’s Gaza plan
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio may have hoped to spend his first trip abroad focused exclusively on issues close to his ...
How the USAID freeze is affecting nonprofits, NGOs
International aid and development work funded by the U.S. government has almost entirely come to a halt, leaders in ...