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Rubio says Trump administration canceling 83% of programs at USAID and intends to move remaining ones to State Department

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the completion of a purge of the U.S. Agency for International Development, stating that 83% of its programs have been eliminated, as noted in his post on X.
Rubio mentioned that 5,200 out of 6,200 USAID programs were cut under the directive to freeze foreign assistance funding and review programs.
Democratic lawmakers argue that the shutdown of congressionally funded programs is illegal, as it requires Congressional approval, according to their statements.
The shutdown has resulted in significant layoffs, with aid groups losing thousands of workers and lawsuits arising over contract terminations.

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The New Arab

Trump administration scraps over 80 percent of USAID programs

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the Trump administration had finished its six-week purge of programs of the six-decade-old US Agency for International Development, and said he would move the 18 percent of aid and development programs that survived under the State Department. Rubio made the announcement in a post on X. It marked one of his relatively few public comments on what has been a historic shift away from US foreign aid and dev…

1 hour ago·London, United Kingdom

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WLKY

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Marco Rubio announces USAID shutdown with 83% of agency's programs gone

Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirms the Trump administration's shutdown of 5,200 USAID programs, leaving only 18% operational under the State Department

1 hour ago·Louisville, United States

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Al Jazeera

Rubio announces 83 percent of USAID contracts cancelled under Trump

The Trump administration has targeted USAID as part of his efforts to trim government spending and reduce ‘waste’.

2 hours ago·Qatar

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Gizmodo

Lawmakers Demand Answers From Rubio Over the $400 Million Armored Tesla Contract

A Senator and a Congressman have sent letters to the Secretary of State demanding he answer questions about a scandal that probably doesn’t exist.

2 hours ago·United States

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The New Civil Rights Movement

'Cowardice and Cruelty': Rubio Slammed for 'Huge Mistake' Destroying American Influence

After enduring days of harsh headlines and relentless ridicule, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio took to his personal social media account at 4:55 AM on Monday to announce the official, sweeping cancellation of the vast majority of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) contracts—igniting a firestorm of outrage and backlash. Claiming a “6 week review” had been conducted, Secretary Rubio announced, “we are officially cancelling 83% …

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