Rubio, USAID

What is USAID? Marco Rubio is now acting administrator. 10 things to know
The U.S. Agency for International Development is the world's largest foreign aid agency, spending more than $40 billion in fiscal 2023.
Marco Rubio supported USAID as a senator. As secretary of state, he backs gutting it.
As a U.S. senator, Marco Rubio supported foreign aid and praised the U.S. Agency for International Development, aka USAID. Since he became secretary of state and USAID’s acting
Marco Rubio Wants USAID to Undergo Overhaul, Backs Off Full Shutdown
The secretary of state wants to reorganize the foreign-assistance agency that Elon Musk and DOGE are pushing to eliminate.
Marco Rubio Accuses USAID Of ‘Insubordination,’ Claims He’s Now In Charge
At the same time Rubio claimed to be in charge of the agency, upwards of 1,000 USAID employees overseas were abruptly cut off from their government-provided equipment, according to independent journalist Ken Klippenstein.
Marco Rubio announced as acting administrator of USAID
In the latest move overhauling the U.S. Agency for International Development, Rubio confirmed he is the acting administrator while its future is undecided.
KFILE rolls the tape on Marco Rubio’s past praise of USAID
CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski reports Secretary of State Marco Rubio was for years a staunch supporter of US Agency for International Development’s mission while in the US Senate, reversing his views only recently as President Donald Trump and his allies have moved to dismantle the agency.
Secretary Of State Marco Rubio says US identifying USAID programs to be exempted from shutdown
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the Trump administration is reaching out to USAID missions abroad to identify programs exempt from recent stop-work orders. Following President Trump’s freeze on most U.
Rubio’s years of strong support for USAID stand in contrast to his sudden criticism of the aid agency
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, newly in charge of the besieged US Agency for International Development, was for years a ...
Rubio says it's 'not our intention' to uproot USAID workers abroad
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told embassy officials that it was "not our intention" to uproot USAID staffers working abroad ...
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 ...
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The Unmasking of USAID
The U.S. Agency for International Development’s efforts to remake the world in the image of a woke America are coming to a screeching halt. Elections have consequences, and the 2024 cycle may have ...
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 says 'no choice' but to bring USAID 'under control' after agency takeover: 'rank insubordination'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in an exclusive interview with Fox News, sounded off on USAID's "rank insubordination" shortly after proclaiming himself head of the embattled agency.
Marco Rubio takes helm of USAID after Musk vows to close agency
The agency is the world's biggest donor, dispensing billions in humanitarian aid and development funding annually.
How the USAID freeze is affecting nonprofits, NGOs
International aid and development work funded by the U.S. government has almost entirely come to a halt, leaders in humanitarian aid confirmed to ABC News.