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Memo says Trump would cut State budget by 50 percent: WaPo
An internal White House memo proposes cutting the budgets of the State Department and U.S. Agency for International ...
Trump plan would slash State Dept. funding by nearly half, memo says
The Trump administration proposed to cut the budget of the State Department and what remains of the U.S. Agency for ...
Trump-appointed official who oversaw dismantling of USAID leaves State Department
Pete Marocco, the Trump administration official who played a major role in dismantling the U.S. Agency for International ...
Tourism is the next casualty in Trump's trade war. Our economy might not recover. | Opinion
President Trump's actions and rhetoric raise the risk that far fewer international tourists will visit the U.S., with World ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Trump considers further cuts to foreign aid
Donald Trump’s  administration is advancing major efforts to continue cutting US foreign aid and dismantling USAID. A draft Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposes cutting the State Department by nearly ...
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.
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 ...
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The USAID Freeze: A View From Sri Lanka and the Global South
Donald Trump’s gutting of the American aid agency has adversely impacted humanitarian work in countries like Sri Lanka – ...
State Department Axes Over $200 Million In Taxpayer-Funded Foreign Grants
The State Department axed over $200 million in foreign grants funded by taxpayer dollars, according to a memo obtained by The ...