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USAID, State Department

CBS News on MSN · 2d

USAID to be merged into State Department, 3 U.S. officials say

USAID will remain a humanitarian aid entity, but its funding and workforce will be significantly reduced, officials said.

BBC on MSN · 2d

Trump considers merging USAID into US State Department

The Trump administration intends to merge the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with the US Department of State after days of upheaval. Plans involved a significant reduction in USAID's funding and the workforce, CBS News, BBC's US partner, reports, but it would continue its function as an aid agency.

USAID to merge into State Department with major budget cuts

The U.S. Agency for International Development will be folded into the State Department, sources tell CBS News. CBS News senior White House reporter Jennifer Jacobs has the latest.

Ukrainska Pravda on MSN · 2d

US Department of State assumes control of USAID

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio now serves as the acting head of the US Agency for International Development (USAID). This was revealed on the heels of the Donald Trump administration's intentions to shut down the agency.

Trump Wants To Shut Education Department

USA Today · 3h

What does the Department of Education do? Trump continues push for school choice, shutting agency

Amid the push for school choice and school vouchers, Trump continues his campaign to shutter the federal Education Department. Here's what it does.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Trump Seeks Executive Order, Cooperation With Congress to Shut Education Department

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would like to close the U.S. Department of Education using an executive order but acknowledged he would need buy-ins from Congress and teachers' unions to fulfill his campaign pledge to do so.

Department of Education could be next on Trump’s chopping block

President Trump is eyeing an executive order to dismantle the Education Department, which has placed dozens of staffers on leave in what their union says is a move to encourage resignations.

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Rubio defends right-wing ideologue tapped for senior State Department job

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday defended a right-wing ideologue with a history of inflammatory comments on ...

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State Dept. Fires About 60 Contractors Working on Democracy and Human Rights

The contractors helped enact programs that focus on building up civil society and democratic practices in authoritarian ...

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USAID Controversy Live Updates: Nearly All Of USAID’s 10,000 Global Staffers To Be Placed On Leave

Nearly all of USAID’s global workforce will be placed on administrative leave starting Friday, according to a notice on the ...

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Marco Rubio empowers State Department official Pete Marocco to run USAID

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has empowered a top official at the State Department to run the U.S. Agency for International ...

Travel + Leisure on MSN9d

The U.S. State Department Suspends Passport Applications With This Marker — Here's What Every Traveler Needs to Know

The State Department has suspended the processing of passport applications that selected “X” as their gender following an ...

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USAID to merge with State Department in 'apocalyptic' shakeup with Rubio as acting director

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday he is acting director of the United States Agency for International ...

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Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept deportees from US of any nationality, including Americans

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio left El Salvador on Tuesday with an agreement from that country's president to accept ...

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