Rubio to visit Panama in first official trip as secretary of state – CBS News Watch CBS News Secretary of State Marco Rubio is headed to Panama as part of his first international trip in his new role. President Trump made it clear he wants the U.S. to control the heavily used Panama Canal, a … Read more
Washington: President Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland is “not a joke,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview on Thursday, adding that acquiring Greenland was in U.S. national interest and needs to be solved. Trump has expressed interest in making Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, a part of the U.S. since … Read more
Dozens of senior staff inside the U.S. Agency for International Development, USAID, have been placed on administrative leave until further notice, and hundreds of contractors have had their employment furloughed or terminated, multiple sources told CBS News. This followed Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s order last Friday that placed an immediate halt on virtually all … Read more
Washington — At least 56 senior officials in the top U.S. aid and development agency were placed on leave Monday amid an investigation into an alleged effort to thwart President Trump’s orders. A current official and a former official at the U.S. Agency for International Development confirmed the reason given for the move Monday. Both … Read more
The foreign aid pause ordered by Secretary of State Marco Rubio will cause a stoppage of funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, as soon as Monday, according to two sources. This could interrupt the provision of anti-viral medications (ARVs) for millions. It is not clear whether local stockpiles of the … Read more
Washington, United States: The United States extended greetings to India on Republic Day, and said Washington joins New Delhi on the occasion to recognize its “enduring significance as the foundation of the world’s largest democracy.” US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, in a statement, said the India-US relationship continues to reach new heights and will … Read more
The Senate confirmed Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary on Saturday by a 59-34 vote, putting the South Dakota governor in charge of a sprawling agency that is essential to national security and President Donald Trump’s plans to clamp down on illegal immigration. Republicans kept the Senate working Saturday to install the latest member of Trump’s national security … Read more
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has sent an order to all U.S. diplomatic and consular posts instructing a pause on “all new obligations of funding, pending a review, for foreign assistance programs funded by or through the Department and USAID.” The message was in line with the executive order President Trump signed on Monday to reevaluate … Read more
Washington: Following a recent executive order signed by President Donald Trump, passport applications with “X” sex markers and changes to gender identity on existing passports have been frozen, since the order states that the US recognises only two sexes: male and female. This move has been met with swift implementation by the US State Department, … Read more
Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio would travel to Panama and several other countries in the region later next week, his spokesperson said on Thursday. “Secretary Rubio will travel to Panama, Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic starting late next week,” State Department Spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said. Rubio, 53, was sworn … Read more