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US State Department closing office aimed at countering foreign disinformation
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday he was shutting down a State Department office that had sought to ...
DOGE associate is made acting head of foreign assistance at the State Department, a US official says
The Trump administration has expanded the power of adviser Elon Musk’s government-cutting team over the State Department.
DOGE staffer appointed as acting head of US State Dept foreign assistance office
The administration of President Donald Trump has appointed a key member of billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government ...
Visas for 5 foreign students in Erie revoked. Why the State Department took action
Five international students attending classes in Erie have had their visas revoked by the U.S. State Department.
4 University of Michigan, Wayne State international students sue Homeland Security
Four international students at the University of Michigan and Wayne State University are suing to regain student status in ...
Trump Official Who Oversaw Closure of USAID Has Left State Department
He is no longer at State,” the official said. Marocco learned that his time at the State Department was coming to an end late ...
State Department wants staff to report instances of alleged anti-Christian bias during Biden's term
As the Christian world commemorates Holy Week, the State Department has issued an appeal for its employees to report ...
Rubio announces closure of State Department effort that 'was supposed to be dead already'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces "closure of the State Department’s Counter Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference (R/FIMI), formerly known as the Global Engagement Center" ...
State Department could close dozens of embassies, consulates while seeking $26B in ‘drastic’ spending cuts
At least 17 consulates — in the UK, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, South Korea, and Bosnia and Herzegovina — and 10 ...
Trump admin closes State Department office battling foreign disinformation
Marco Rubio claims office ‘spent millions of dollars to actively silence and censor the voices of Americans they were ...
State Department shutters controversial Global Engagement Center after COVID censorship controversy
The GEC came under fire after it was revealed that the Biden administration had used it to pressure American social media ...
Trump Administration Memo Proposes Cutting State Department Funding by Nearly Half
The draft plan is part of a process involving the agency and the White House. It would eliminate almost all funding for ...