Rubio, USAID and Trump administration

Rubio says Trump administration canceling 83% of programs at USAID and intends to move remaining ones to State Department
The Trump administration is canceling 83% of programs at the US Agency for International Development and intends to fold the remaining programs under the State Department, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday.
Trump administration scraps over 80% of USAID programs, top diplomat Rubio says
The Trump administration has closed more than 80% of programs and 5,200 contracts at the U.S. Agency for International Development, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said, as his department concluded its review of the agency charged with dispensing overseas aid.
Secretary of State Rubio says purge of USAID programs complete, with 83% of agency’s programs gone
The purge has marked a dramatic shift from decades of U.S. policy linking foreign aid to U.S. national security.
Rubio thanks DOGE, says US is canceling most USAID programs
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the remaining programs from the now-shuttered government agency will operate under the State Department.
Rubio Says USAID Will Be Part of State, Face Deep Cuts
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he had officially canceled 83% of USAID’s contracts and that his agency will administer its few remaining programs.
Rubio cancels 83% of USAID contracts after six-week review
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that his agency had canceled 83% of the U.S. Agency for International Development‘s contracts following a multiple-week review. USAID was one of the first agencies targeted by the Department of Government Efficiency and Elon Musk for cuts under the Trump administration,
Rubio says State Dept. will cancel 83% of USAID contracts
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration is canceling 83% of the contacts funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and keeping the rest under the State Department.
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