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.
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.
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.
Rubio says he's acting director of USAID as Trump, Musk move to shut agency down
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he is feeding the Washington foreign aid agency "into the wood chipper" as part of an effort to slash federal spending.
Marco Rubio announced as acting administrator of USAID
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he is the acting administrator of the United States Agency for International Development after Department of Government Efficiency Chairman Elon Musk announced the Trump administration’s plans to shut the agency down.
Marco Rubio Wants USAID to Undergo Overhaul, Backs Off Full Shutdown
The secretary of state wants to reorganize the foreign-assistance agency that Elon Musk and DOGE are pushing to eliminate.
Confusion at major US aid agency as Secretary of State Rubio says he is now acting director
The Trump administration reportedly intends to merge the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with the state department after days of upheaval.
Rubio Says He’s Now In Charge of USAID as Relief Agency Teeters
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he’s now in charge of the US Agency for International Development, after the Trump administration and its allies put senior staff on leave and threatened to shut it down for good.
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.
The unmasking of USAID
There have even been physical exchanges. Two USAID security officials attempted to physically block staffers from the Department of Government Efficiency, set up by Elon Musk at President Donald Trump ...
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 ...
‘Thrown Out Like Garbage’: Inside the Last Days of USAID
A USAID worker speaks out about the chaos caused by Musk’s war on the agency — and the human suffering it will cause in Sudan and Africa ...
USAID to place all direct-hire staff on administrative leave starting Friday
A day after the Trump administration moved to shut down the USAID agency, the State Department has begun helping recall all ...
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 ...
Trump’s rapid dismantling of USAID leaves workers around world concerned for safety and futures
The Trump administration’s rapid moves to dismantle the US Agency for International Development have left thousands of ...
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Pete Marocco is reportedly the familiar face running shutdown of USAID.
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USAID to put nearly all staff on leave Friday; overseas missions shuttering
USAID announced that all "direct-hire personnel" will be placed on leave with some exceptions for those on "mission-critical ...
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 ...