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Rubio says he's acting director of USAID

USAID to merge with State Department in 'apocalyptic' shakeup with Rubio as acting director

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday he is acting director of the United States Agency for International Development amid an "apocalyptic" shakeup, as Democratic lawmakers threatened to stall Trump nominees.

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Rubio says he's acting director of USAID as Trump, Musk move to shut agency down

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he is feeding the Washington foreign aid agency "into the wood chipper" as part of an effort to slash federal spending.

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Rubio says he’s acting director of USAID as humanitarian agency is taken over by the State Department

The news came hours after Elon Musk, who has been charged with overhauling the federal government, said President Donald Trump had signed off on shutting the agency down.

USAID security leaders on leave

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Scoop: USAID director of security, legislative staff placed on leave

The move comes amid signs that hour by hour, the world's largest donor is being dismantled.

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USAID security officials on leave after refusing access to Musk allies

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.

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USAID security leaders removed after refusing Elon Musk's DOGE employees access to secure systems

The U.S. Agency for International Development’s director of security and his deputy were placed on administrative leave Saturday after trying to prevent employees from the Department of Government Efficiency from accessing secure USAID systems,

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Former USAID official on agency merger, funding cutbacks: "It's not an overhaul. It's a destruction"

Dr. Atul Gawande said denigrating the agency is "dangerous for the country" and shuttering its programs could make Americans ...

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USAID labor director pushed out after fighting back against removal of career leadership

An order sidelining almost 60 senior career leaders at the U.S. Agency for International Development was temporarily ...

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Former USAID official calls its closure an 'extinction-level event for the global aid sector'

ABC News' Linsey Davis spoke to Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International and a former lead official at USAID, about efforts to shutter the global aid agency.

What is USAID and how did it become a political firestorm?

Learn more about what USAID is and how it works after Department of Government Efficiency leader Musk says he and Trump are ...

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Marco Rubio empowers State Department official Pete Marocco to run USAID

Elon Musk said in the early hours Monday that he and President Donald Trump are shutting down the agency, which serves as the ...

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