Politics Feb 04 Rubio says El Salvador offers to accept U.S. deportees of any nationality, including violent American criminals Secretary of State Marco Rubio says “there are obviously legalities involved” in Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele’s offer to accept and jail violent American criminals.
Politics Feb 02 Rubio presses Panama to reduce Chinese influence over its canal or face U.S. 'measures' U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, on his first foreign trip as America's top diplomat, held face-to-face talks with Mulino, who has resisted pressure from the new U.S. government over Panama’s management of a waterway that is vital to global…
Politics Feb 02 USAID security chiefs put on leave after trying to stop Musk's team from accessing classified info, officials say The Trump administration has placed two top security chiefs at the U.S. Agency for International Development on leave after they refused to turn over classified material in restricted areas to Elon Musk's government-inspection teams, a current and a former U.S. official told…
Politics Jan 31 U.S. aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures Trump administration changes have upended the U.S. agency charged with providing humanitarian aid overseas, with senior officials put on leave, contractors laid off and a sweeping freeze imposed on foreign assistance.
Politics Jan 28 AP report: Dozens of USAID officials placed on leave as agency investigates alleged resistance to Trump orders It follows Trump's executive order last week that directed a sweeping 90-day pause on most U.S. foreign assistance disbursed through the State Department.
World Jan 21 Trump executive order suspends U.S. foreign assistance for 90 days It was not immediately clear how much assistance would initially be affected by the Monday order as funding for many programs has already been appropriated by Congress and is obligated to be spent, if not already spent.
Politics Jan 17 Blinken tells AP he's worried Trump team may abandon key Biden foreign policies Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken told The Associated Press that he hopes the incoming Trump administration will press forward with key points in Biden’s foreign policy, including on the Middle East and Ukraine, but expressed concern that the Trump team might abandon…
Politics Jan 16 WATCH: Blinken defends U.S. policy on Gaza as his final State Department briefing is interrupted by protests Secretary of State Antony Blinken has defended Biden administration policies on Israel's war with Hamas after a ceasefire agreement in Gaza was reached.
Politics Jan 15 Biden and Trump are both claiming credit for the Gaza ceasefire deal President Biden and President-elect Trump are both claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza.
Politics Jan 14 WATCH: Marco Rubio testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for secretary of state Florida Sen. Marco Rubio on Wednesday painted a dark vision of the consequences of America's “unbalanced relationship” with China, echoing President-elect Donald Trump's anti-globalist rhetoric as he vies to be confirmed as his secretary of state.