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.
Trump administration explores bringing USAID under State Department, sources say
The Trump administration is moving to strip a slimmed-down U.S. Agency for International Development of its independence and put it under State Department control, two sources familiar with the discussions said on Friday,
Trump and allies make more moves to wrest control of USAID
The move by the Trump administration comes as billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk has been denigrating USAID, the world’s largest provider of food assistance.
Democratic Senator Says He Will Stall Trump Nominees Until USAID Is Back
The move would require Senate Majority Leader John Thune to use precious floor time to advance the president’s nominees through the confirmation process.
Trump administration eyes merging USAID with State Dept, Musk to oversee change
By Steve Holland, Jonathan Landay and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump is considering merging the U.S. Agency for International Development with the State Department to boost its efficiency and ensure its spending is in line with his administration's agenda,
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Secretary Of State Marco Rubio: "I'm Now Acting Director Of USAID"
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Marco Rubio empowers State Department official Pete Marocco to run USAID
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Secretary of State Rubio also tapped as acting head of embattled USAID’s ‘viper’s nest of radical left marxists’
My frustration with USAID goes back to my time in Congress. It’s a completely unresponsive agency,” Rubio said Monday.