Rubio backtracks on near-total foreign aid freeze, issues humanitarian waiver
Secretary of State Marco Rubio backtracked on Trump’s near-total foreign aid freeze and approved potentially billions of dollars in “life-saving humanitarian assistance.” Many aid groups are still unsure what that means.
Marco Rubio Defends Aid Freeze: 'The US Government Is Not a Charity'
The Trump administration's sweeping overhaul of U.S. humanitarian aid has thrown U.S. Agency for International Development, into turmoil.
Rubio orders freeze of new funding for nearly all U.S. foreign aid programs
The order, which was obtained by CBS News, said that across the U.S. government, "it is currently impossible to access sufficient information in one place to determine whether the foreign assistance policies and interests supported by appropriations are not duplicated,
As humanitarian officials warn people could die as a result of Trump’s foreign aid halt, Rubio issues new waiver
Officials inside and outside of the US government are grappling with the fallout of the Trump administration’s sudden suspension of almost all foreign aid with some humanitarian officials warning that people will die as a result.
U.S. Halt to Foreign Aid Cripples Programs Worldwide
Many of the frozen programs are aimed at alleviating disease and malnutrition, but even security programs with U.S. funding are shutting down.
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Rubio's State Dept caps migration-heavy 1st week with Colombia deportation win: 'America will not back down'
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Senate Unanimously Confirms Marco Rubio to Be Secretary of State
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Senate sets date to vet RFK Jr.’s nomination to lead HHS
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Marco Rubio confirmed as Trump’s secretary of state by Senate
Confirmations don’t come easier than this. The Senate approved the nomination of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) to be secretary of state 99-0 Monday, hours after President Trump took the oath of ...
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Senate unanimously confirms Rubio as secretary of state
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Fate of Trump’s Cabinet hangs in the balance following 3 confirmation hearings. Here’s how they unfolded.
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