Senior State Department official haunted by his scandalous record
In theory, revelations about Darren Beattie's recent past should end his State Department tenure. In practice, it might not ...
Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz puts a hold on Trump's State Department nominees
The move comes after Elon Musk said he and Trump would shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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 ...
State Department Puts ‘All Direct Hire’ USAID Personnel on Administrative Leave
The US government’s primary foreign aid agency has employees stationed all over the world, many of whom are now bracing to abruptly leave their posts.
D.C. Plane Crash Raises Questions About Trump Aviation Personnel Changes
The plane crash at DCA raised questions about recent leadership changes within the federal agencies charged with regulating ...
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, ...
US State Department suspends LGBTQ employee organization
The Trump administration is cracking down on ‘gender ideology’ and DEI initiatives across the federal government.
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Transgender people removed from State Department travel page
Rubio on Jan. 24 directed State Department personnel to stop nearly all U.S. foreign aid spending for 90 days in response to an executive order that President Donald Trump signed after his ...
VA nurses are in short supply. Unions say Trump’s deferred resignation plan could make things worse
For the federal government’s largest group of employees — nurses caring for military veterans through the Department of ...
Trump administration expands buyout offers to more spy agencies, officials say
The U.S. government sent buyout offers to the employees of at least four U.S. intelligence agencies in addition to the CIA as ...
Labor Department workers fear they're next on DOGE's to-do list
Several unions are suing to block DOGE from accessing the agency's sensitive government systems and firing career personnel.
Trump administration eyes merging USAID with State Dept, Musk to oversee change
U.S. President Donald Trump is considering merging the U.S. Agency for International Development with the State Department to ...