Rubio foreign aid freeze leads to USAID staff suspensions and contractor terminations
Approximately 60 senior staff within USAID have been suspended, leaving the agency without clear leadership, five sources familiar with the internal action told CBS News.
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.
Despite waiver from U.S. on aid freeze, health and humanitarian groups uncertain if they can proceed
Health and humanitarian groups around the world were still uncertain on Wednesday if and how they could resume work after the United States issued a waiver for "life-saving" assistance in President Donald Trump's freeze on U.
Marco Rubio Tries to Backtrack Foreign Aid Freeze—Causing More Chaos
After Donald Trump froze nearly all U.S. foreign aid last week, international projects on health, education, food, and all other humanitarian areas were placed in jeopardy. On Tuesday night, newly confirmed Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to undo some of the confusion by issuing a memo waiving the aid freeze for “livesaving humanitarian assistance.
Rubio partially backtracks with memo on damaging suspension of foreign aid
Secretary of State Marco Rubio partially walked back a freeze on foreign assistance, saying the US would keep funding "life-saving" humanitarian aid.
Judge blocks US aid freeze as Rubio widens exemptions
AFPA US district court judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's freeze on funding for federal aid programmes, US media reported."I think there is the spectre of irreparable harm," District Judge,
A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting worldwide. Rubio adds more exemptions
U.S.-funded aid programs worldwide have begun firing staff and preparing to shut down their operations as an unprecedented ...
Rubio pauses foreign aid from State Department and USAID to ensure it puts ‘America First’
The Trump administration paused all foreign aid and urged USAID to follow in step or face disciplinary action for not ...
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 ...
Rubio Approves Some Foreign Aid Exemptions to Trump’s Spending Halt
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has approved some waivers for emergency food aid and some salaries after President Donald ...
Rubio's State Dept caps migration-heavy 1st week with Colombia deportation win: 'America will not back down'
A diplomatic victory against Colombia on Sunday capped the end of a busy week for new Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the ...
Rubio Oversees Halt to Foreign Aid and Meets With Asian Diplomats on Day 1
Marco Rubio told State Department employees that changes under President Trump “are not meant to be destructive, they’re not ...
Senior USAID staffers placed on leave after alleged failure to obey executive orders
The news affects roughly 60 senior USAID employees or nearly every staffer who holds a top position at the agency.
Funding for AIDS relief program to stop after foreign aid pause ordered
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, provides billions in funding to organizations to combat HIV.
Marco Rubio lays out America First agenda in new op-ed, says days of neglecting US ‘end now’
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio outlined America's new foreign policy focus in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, emphasizing ...