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DOGE staffer appointed as acting head of US State Dept foreign assistance office
The administration of President Donald Trump has appointed a key member of billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government ...
DOGE associate is made acting head of foreign assistance at the State Department, a US official says
The Trump administration has expanded the power of adviser Elon Musk's government-cutting team over the State Department, ...
White House proposes drastic cuts to State Department and funding for UN, NATO and other groups
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department’s budget by almost 50%, closing a ...
Trump administration wants to nearly halve State Dept budget
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration wants to slash the State Department budget by about half, according to internal ...
Trump Administration Memo Proposes Cutting State Department Funding by Nearly Half
The draft plan is part of a process involving the agency and the White House. It would eliminate almost all funding for ...
State Department wants staff to report alleged anti-Christian bias during Biden's term
President Trump's Secretary of State Marco Rubio is asking staff to report allegations of anti-Christian bias during the ...
State Department reveals status of man erroneously deported to El Salvador
The Trump administration told a judge on Saturday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man deported to El Salvador in error, is still ...
State Department could close dozens of embassies, consulates while seeking $26B in ‘drastic’ spending cuts
At least 17 consulates — in the UK, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, South Korea, and Bosnia and Herzegovina — and 10 ...
Proposed State Dept. cuts could have 'devastating effects' for US global leadership
The White House is reportedly eyeing big cuts to the State Department's budget and eliminating U.S. spending on NATO and the ...