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State Department could close dozens of embassies, consulates while seeking $26B in ‘drastic’ spending cuts
At least 17 consulates — in the UK, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, South Korea, and Bosnia and Herzegovina — and 10 ...
State Department eliminates key office tasked with countering foreign disinformation campaigns
Leading Republicans have long accused the Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference office of silencing ...
Trump Administration Memo Proposes Cutting State Department Funding by Nearly Half
The draft plan is part of a process involving the agency and the White House. It would eliminate almost all funding for ...
State Department wants staff to report alleged anti-Christian bias during Biden's term
President Trump's Secretary of State Marco Rubio is asking staff to report allegations of anti-Christian bias during the ...
Proposed State Department cuts could have ‘devastating effects’ on US global influence
Funding cuts to the State Department and international organizations at the level reportedly under consideration would be in keeping with President Donald Trump’s departure from traditional ...
Official who oversaw shrinking of USAID departs State Department
Peter Marocco left his role as Director of the Office of Foreign Assistance, a position in which he oversaw severe cutbacks ...
Marco Rubio Kills State Department Anti-Propaganda Shop, Promises ‘Twitter Files’ Sequel
With the Global Engagement Center shut down, the State Department is now set to investigate whether past US efforts against ...
DOGE staffer appointed as acting head of US State Dept foreign assistance office
The administration of President Donald Trump has appointed a key member of billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government ...