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Marco Rubio Issues New Foreign Aid Order—Causing Mass Confusion
After Donald Trump froze nearly all U.S. foreign aid last week, international projects on health, education, food, and all other humanitarian areas were placed in jeopardy. On Tuesday night, newly confirmed Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to undo some of the confusion by issuing a memo waiving the aid freeze for “livesaving humanitarian assistance.
A humanitarian waiver to freeze in U.S. foreign aid could offer some relief to Haiti
Secretary of State Marco Rubio is walking back an almost-total 90-day freeze on U.S. foreign assistance, making an exception for life-saving humanitarian aid, according to a memo the Miami Herald obtained.
Rubio backtracks on near-total foreign aid freeze, issues humanitarian waiver
Secretary of State Marco Rubio backtracked on Trump’s near-total foreign aid freeze and approved potentially billions of dollars in “life-saving humanitarian assistance.” Many aid groups are still unsure what that means.
As humanitarian officials warn people could die as a result of Trump’s foreign aid halt, Rubio issues new waiver
Officials inside and outside of the US government are grappling with the fallout of the Trump administration’s sudden suspension of almost all foreign aid with some humanitarian officials warning that people will die as a result.
Rubio exempting ‘life-saving humanitarian assistance’ from foreign aid restrictions
Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a waiver on Tuesday exempting “life-saving humanitarian assistance” from President Trump’s executive order pausing nearly all foreign aid during a period of review.
A US shutdown on foreign aid is hitting worldwide. Rubio adds more exemptions
U.S.-funded aid programs around the world were firing staff and shutting down or preparing to stop operations, as the Trump administration's unprecedented freeze on almost all foreign assistance brought their work to a sudden halt.
Marco Rubio Passes His First Big Test on Global Stage
The new secretary of state took center stage in a diplomatic rift with Colombia over deportation flights, adding teeth to ...
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Rubio orders freeze of new funding for nearly all U.S. foreign aid programs
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered a pause Friday on "all new obligations of funding, pending a review, for (U.S.) foreign assistance programs funded by or through the Department and USAID." ...
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatens Taliban leadership with ‘VERY BIG’ bounty over hostages
Secretary of State Marco Rubio threatened the heads of the Taliban with a “very big bounty” after hearing that more American hostages are being held by the group. “Just hearing the Taliban ...
US freezes almost all foreign aid
The US State Department has frozen nearly all foreign assistance worldwide effective immediately days after President Donald ...
New Secretary of State Marco Rubio of Florida jumps into new role. What he's starting with
Former U.S. senator from Florida Marco Rubio jumps into new role as secretary of state with flurry of phone calls, planned ...
Marco Rubio's 'Concerns' in First Call with China: What to Know
Secretary of State Rubio spoke with China's Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Commission and Foreign Minister Wang ...
State Department freezes new funding for nearly all US aid programs worldwide
The State Department has frozen new funding for almost all U.S. aid programs worldwide, making exceptions to allow ...
China-linked brokerage lobbies up
Webull, a popular online stock platform that has come under scrutiny by policymakers in Washington over its ties to China, has hired its first federal lobbyists.