Rubio orders freeze of new funding for nearly all U.S. foreign aid programs
Rubio backtracks on near-total foreign aid freeze, issues humanitarian waiver
Secretary of State Marco Rubio orders halt to almost all U.S. foreign aid
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 complying with the freeze.
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.
No, Trump’s executive order does not retroactively revoke citizenship
Some people claim Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship will affect his own allies like Usha Vance and Marco Rubio. Here’s why that’s false.
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.
What Trump’s executive order on gender means for passports
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered a suspension of passport applications that use a gender-neutral marker or request a change in gender.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio bans passports with ‘X’ gender markers after Trump order: report
State Department staff were instructed to “suspend any application requesting an X sex marker” and to “suspend any application where the applicant is seeking to change their sex marker.”
Rubio Orders State Department to Stop Issuing Accurate Passports to Trans People
Trans, intersex, and nonbinary people applying for passports will no longer be able to select an “X” marker for gender.
Everything Trump did in the first executive orders and actions of his presidency
President Donald Trump began his second administration with a blitz of policy actions to reorient U.S. government priorities.
Marco Rubio Tells Staff To 'Suspend' Passport Applications With 'X' Gender Marker
The directive comes days after Trump signed a sweeping executive order that there are only "two sexes" — and it's causing confusion and panic in the trans community.
State Dept pulls millions in funding for ‘condoms in Gaza,’ as Trump admin looks to trim spending
Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s decision to freeze foreign aid over the weekend included pulling millions of dollars-worth of US funding for “condoms in Gaza,” a White House
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 Trump’s executive order to halt and reevaluate all foreign development assistance prompted an outcry among aid groups around the world.