5 days ago · Rubio’s most recent comments directly contradict years of support and praise he has directed toward USAID, including a tweet he posted in February 2017 that said, “Foreign Aid is not charity ...

3 days ago · Rubio’s change of message — from repeatedly praising USAID’s value to the U.S. and the world from 2012 to 2023, to saying it’s a danger to U.S. foreign policy in 2025 and abolishing most ...

Feb 3, 2025 · The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has long strayed from its original mission of responsibly advancing American interests abroad, and it is now abundantly clear that significant portions of USAID funding are not aligned with the core national interests of the United States. As an interim step toward gaining control and better …

Feb 3, 2025 · Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that he's now acting director of the United States Agency for International Development and said it needs to align with an "America first" foreign policy...

4 days ago · After Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved less than 300 essential personnel to continue in jobs past Friday, unions representing USAID workers sue the Trump administration over cuts to the agency.

5 days ago · Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday told an official with the United States Agency for International Development that foreign aid was “the least popular thing government spends money on ...

5 days ago · Rubio, who was tapped to serve as the acting director of the aid agency, also seemed to acknowledge the administration's haphazard approach to cutting USAID -- which handles foreign aid, disaster ...

Feb 3, 2025 · Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is acting administrator the US Agency for International Development, confirming the de-facto takeover of the humanitarian agency...

Feb 3, 2025 · Rubio — who was traveling in El Salvador — told reporters that his new role did not mean USAID was going to be completely eliminated. “This is not about ending USAID,” Rubio said.

Jan 29, 2025 · Dozens of senior staff inside the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, have been placed on administrative leave until further notice, and hundreds of contractors have had their...