USAID, Congress and Marco Rubio
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The State Department on Friday formally notified Congress of the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development with the remaining operations and programs now run by the diplomatic agency.
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President Donald Trump's administration told Congress on Friday it would cut nearly all remaining jobs at the U.S. Agency for International Development and shut the agency, even as Trump promised tha...
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The agency notified Congress of its plan to discontinue any USAID functions that do not align with Trump administration priorities.
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NewsNation on MSNState Department sends Congress letter saying it’s taking over USAIDEmployees of USAID were also asked to leave the office midday today, according to an employee NewsNation spoke with as they departed.
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Al Jazeera on MSNTrump administration seeks Congress approval for USAID reorganisationThe administration of President Donald Trump has made a formal request to Congress to reorganise the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), as the Republican leader faces constitutional challenges over his dismantling of the agency so far.
The Trump administration has announced formal plans to dismantle the US Agency for International Development (USAID), transferring some functions to the State Department.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio delegated oversight of what’s left of USAID to a staffer with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, in another step toward dismantling the aid agency despite several court challenges.
The U.S. State Department has announced the reorganization of USAID, phasing out functions misaligned with current administration goals. Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized ending past fiscal irresponsibility,
The government of Prime Minister Andrew Holness “has been a great ally,” Mauricio Claver-Carone, Trump’s envoy for Latin America and the Caribbean, said Tuesday in a preview of Rubio’s visit for journalists.