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Marco Rubio Says He Is ‘Acting Director’ Of USAID

Marco Rubio empowers State Department official Pete Marocco to run USAID

Marocco held several national security positions during the first Trump administration, including at USAID, where he tried to consolidate power and slash funding.

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Rubio taps Pete Marocco to run USAID, despite his Jan. 6 past

In case the Jan. 6 pardons weren’t enough, one of the men who entered the Capitol now has a powerful position in the State Department.

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

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is acting administrator the US Agency for International Development, confirming the de-facto takeover of the humanitarian agency by the State Department.

Trump puts USAID staff around the world

USAID Controversy Live Updates: Nearly All Of USAID’s 10,000 Global Staffers To Be Placed On Leave

Nearly all of USAID’s global workforce will be placed on administrative leave starting Friday, according to a notice on the aid agency’s website Tuesday evening, a move that comes as President Donald Trump and several members of his administration have spoken of plans to review and potentially restructure or abolish parts of USAID.

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Trump puts USAID staff around the world on leave

Thousands of Americans who work for the U.S. Agency for International Development around the world will be placed on leave by Friday night, and those overseas ordered to return to the U.S., according to a notice from the Trump administration.

USAID staff will be put on leave starting on Friday

In the announcement, USAID said all "direct-hire personnel" will be placed on leave at the end of this week except those on "mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs".

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New Head of the USAID Reportedly Stormed Capitol on Jan. 6

Pete Marocco, who has been reportedly tapped to head the USAID, allegedly participated in the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol.

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USAID announces sweeping moves to sideline remaining staff

The move is the latest action in a jarring broadside against America’s foreign aid architecture that has followed President ...

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USAID missions overseas ordered to shut down by Friday

About two-thirds of USAID employees serve overseas, and sources say the Trump administration is ordering all staff recalled.

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USAID employees around the world will be placed on leave Friday and ordered to return to US

US Agency for International Development staff around the world will be placed on administrative leave Friday and ordered to ...

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What USAID does, and why Trump and Musk want to get rid of it

In its first two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. Agency for ...

Pete Marocco is reportedly the familiar face running shutdown of USAID.

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Rubio now also heads USAID as Musk-led Doge shuts it down, staff locked out

In a letter to legislators on Monday, Rubio stated that he had given interim administrator power to Pete Marocco, a Trump ...

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EXCLUSIVE: Leaked messages show chaos at USAID as HR staff dealing with employee exits are placed on administrative leave

Staff have been placed on administrative leave and some tell Fortune communication from the agency has been chaotic. The move ...

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