Rubio orders freeze of new funding for nearly all U.S. foreign aid programs
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US officials push to exempt Ukraine from Rubio’s foreign aid freeze
Support for schools, hospitals and economic development in Ukraine at risk from Trump administration’s orderFinancial Times - 11h -
Secretary of State Rubio orders U.S. to immediately stop almost all foreign aid
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered an immediate stop to the flow of almost all U.S. foreign assistance, pending a review, according to an internal State Department cable obtained by NBC News. A ...NBC News - 1d -
House Democrats urge Rubio to lift foreign assistance freeze
House Democrats urged President Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio to lift the foreign assistance freeze mandated by an executive order from earlier this week, cutting off most U.S-funded ...The Hill - 1d -
Secretary of State Marco Rubio orders halt to almost all U.S. foreign aid
The directive follows President Donald Trump’s executive order Monday pausing new obligations and disbursements of foreign aid pending review.NBC News - 1d -
US orders halt to virtually all foreign aid except for Israel and Egypt
Internal memo to US state department staff explicitly makes exceptions for military assistance to Israel and Egypt. The secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has ordered a halt to virtually all US ...The Guardian - 1d -
Marco Rubio demands immediate halt to virtually all US foreign aid
Secretary of state freezes contracts around the world, fulfilling executive order from Donald TrumpFinancial Times - 1d -
Rubio Oversees Halt to Foreign Aid and Meets With Asian Diplomats on Day 1
Marco Rubio told State Department employees that changes under President Trump “are not meant to be destructive, they’re not meant to be punitive.”The New York Times - 3d -
Rubio's first order of business: Meeting Quad's foreign secretaries
Newly sworn-in Secretary of State Marco Rubio is hitting the ground running Tuesday with meetings with his counterparts in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, known as the Quad, which includes ...The Hill - 4d -
Anti-AIDS program in GOP crosshairs over abortion funding
Republicans are fuming at the State Department after learning that recipients of funding from the legacy program to curb HIV/AIDS across Africa, PEPFAR, performed abortions in violation of U.S. ...The Hill - Jan. 17
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