Marco Rubio supported USAID as a senator. As secretary of state, he backs gutting it.
On at least 12 occasions over more than a decade, Rubio praised USAID’s work, from hurricane relief to battling infectious ...
Rubio’s years of strong support for USAID stand in contrast to his sudden criticism of the aid agency
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, newly in charge of the besieged US Agency for International Development, was for years a ...
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Marco Rubio Says US Is Not Walking Away From Foreign Aid, Only ‘Foreign Aid That Is Dumb’
Secretary of State Marco Rubio appeared Monday on SiriusXM to clarify what he said was the U.S. stance on foreign ...
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.
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 ...
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US won’t abandon aid to other countries but it needs to be reevaluated - Rubio
The United States of America does not refuse to support other countries, but this process and structure must be reorganized ...
Rubio says it's 'not our intention' to uproot USAID workers abroad
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told embassy officials that it was "not our intention" to uproot USAID staffers working abroad ...
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 ...
Republicans push for court restraint amid USAID spending scrutiny
The Department of Government Efficiency's efforts to overhaul federal agencies in Washington are gaining momentum despite ...
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 ...
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Sec’y of State Marco Rubio tapped as acting director of USAID after its takover by the State Department
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday he is acting director ... warned they may have to suspend operations or ...
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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 director ...