How Rubio, once an avid USAID supporter, came to oversee its gutting
When Marco Rubio testified during his confirmation to become secretary of state, he said that one of the things that ...
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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 ...
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Modesto farmer and former USAID senior adviser speaks out on importance of agency’s future
Up until November, a Modesto native was working as a senior policy adviser at the U.S. Agency for International Development, a federal agency that has been at the center of much of President Donald ...
Maddow Blog | Rubio taps Pete Marocco to run USAID, despite his Jan. 6 past
In case the pardons weren't enough, Pete Marocco, one of the men who entered the Capitol on Jan. 6, now has a powerful ...
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.
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 ...
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, ...
How spending $153M to pay its bills put USAID in DOGE’s crosshairs
In Washington, many conservatives are cheering the Musk-led DOGE’s gutting of USAID as an example of how it is possible to ...
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Marco Rubio empowers State Department official Pete Marocco to run USAID
Rubio tapped Pete Marocco, the director of foreign assistance at the State Department, to begin reviewing all of the work done by USAID. He also warned that certain projects or programs might be ...