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 ...
Ambassador Tells Rubio U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Would Cause ‘Major Vulnerability’ in Africa
Other diplomats across the continent are sending similar cables to the secretary of state to try to maintain lifesaving aid ...
Rubio to visit Middle East after Trump proposal for US to take over Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel and Arab states in mid-February, a State Department official said, ...
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 ...
Rubio skipping G20 summit amid tensions with South Africa
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he will skip the G20 summit slated to be held in Johannesburg amid tensions between ...
What Rubio told U.S. diplomats about the future of foreign aid, as most programs paused
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told U.S. diplomats behind closed doors about how foreign aid will be distributed by the Trump administration.
Here's how Rubio's first trip abroad as top US diplomat got overshadowed by foreign policy at home
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio may have hoped to spend his first trip abroad focused exclusively on issues close to his heart: immigration, counternarcotics and curbing Chinese influence in the W ...
Trump’s demand that US aid workers return home sparks outrage in Washington and anxiety overseas
U.S. aid staffers worldwide are scrambling for answers and starting to pack up households or pull their children from school.
Transcript Shows Rubio Asking U.S.A.I.D. Worker for ‘Trust’ and ‘Patience’
Speaking at the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City, the secretary of state called foreign aid “the least popular thing” that ...
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 ...
Rubio defends right-wing ideologue tapped for senior State Department job
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday defended a right-wing ideologue with a history of inflammatory comments on ...