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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 ...
State Department expands plans for closing embassies, consulates
The proposed reductions have raised fresh concerns that the United States will be ceding vital diplomatic space to China, ...
White House proposes drastic cuts to State Department and funding for UN, NATO and other groups
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department’s budget by almost 50%, closing a ...
Trump Aides Close State Dept. Office on Foreign Disinformation
Secretary of State Marco Rubio put about 40 employees on leave who had tracked disinformation by China, Russia, Iran and ...
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 ...
DOGE associate is made acting head of foreign assistance at the State Department, a US official says
The Trump administration has expanded the power of adviser Elon Musk’s government-cutting team over the State Department.
DOJ files lawsuit against Maine claiming the state violated Title IX by "by failing to protect women in women's sports"
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Wednesday that the Justice Department is filing a civil lawsuit against Maine's ...
Pete Marocco, Trump official who oversaw dismantling of USAID, abruptly leaves State Department role
In his time in the post, Marocco worked alongside Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) but also clashed ...
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 ...
Trump Official Who Oversaw Closure of USAID Has Left State Department
He is no longer at State,” the official said. Marocco learned that his time at the State Department was coming to an end late ...