Politics Jul 06 Pressure from Trump for trade deals before July 9 deadline, but hints of more time for talks The Trump administration is stepping up pressure on trading partners to quickly make new deals before a Wednesday deadline, with plans for the United States to start sending letters Monday warning countries that higher tariffs could kick in Aug. 1.
Politics Jun 27 WATCH: Rubio hosts peace deal signing ceremony between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo The peace deal is due to be signed in Washington on Friday afternoon. It has been lauded by U.S. President Donald Trump as "a big day for the world."…
World Jun 23 What to know about the U.S. military base that Iran attacked in Qatar Bases in the Middle East have been on heightened alert and taking additional security precautions in anticipation of potential strikes from Iran.
World May 20 WATCH: Rubio testifies on State Department budget request, defending dramatic cuts Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Democratic senators sparred Tuesday over the Trump administration’s foreign policies, ranging from Ukraine and Russia to the Middle East, Latin America, the slashing of the U.S. foreign assistance budget and refugee admissions.
World Apr 08 WATCH: State Department says funding to some life-saving UN food programs was cut by mistake “There were a few programs that were cut in other countries that were not meant to be cut, that have been rolled back and put into place,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce told reporters.
World Apr 07 Trump administration terminates some USAID contracts providing lifesaving food aid The Trump administration has notified the World Food Program and other partners it has terminated some of the last remaining lifesaving humanitarian programs across the Middle East.
Politics Mar 19 DOGE official taking leadership role at USAID, email obtained by AP says A senior official at Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is taking a leadership role at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Politics Mar 10 Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with more than 80% of agency’s programs gone Rubio made the announcement in a post on X marking one of his relatively few public comments on what has been a historic shift away from U.S. foreign aid and development.
Politics Mar 06 Trump administration must pay nearly $2B in USAID and State Department debts, judge rules A federal judge on Thursday gave the Trump administration until Monday to pay nearly $2 billion in debts to partners of the U.S. Agency for International Development and the State Department, thawing the administration’s six-week funding freeze on all foreign…
Politics Feb 23 Trump administration moves ahead with firing 2,000 USAID workers, with thousands more put on leave The Trump administration said Sunday that it was placing all but a fraction of staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave worldwide and eliminating 2,000 U.S.-based staff positions.