Secretary of State Marco Rubio backtracked on Trump’s near-total foreign aid freeze and approved potentially billions of dollars in “life-saving humanitarian assistance.” Many aid groups are still unsure what that means.

The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day. Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida,

Sen. Marco Rubio and former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi cruised through the start of Senate confirmation hearings Wednesday as President-elect Donald Trump’s key Cabinet nominees move forward with few apparent major snags.

Marco Rubio's Senate hearing ... President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, asserted he wouldn’t seek to shut down the government ...

After taking the oath of office, Marco Rubio promised that every action taken by the State Department will be determined by the answers to three questions.

(TNND) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending all U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days pending reviews to determine whether they are aligned with his policy goals.

Senator Rubio was once a rival to the president ... of transportation), and Russell Vought (director of the Office of Management and Budget) also had hearings scheduled with committees.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of ... and Russell Vought as director of the Office of Management and Budget, but with opposition. Rubio, a well-liked ...

WASHINGTON — Marco Rubio was sworn in as secretary ... secretary and Russell Vought as director of the Office of Management and Budget, but with opposition. Rubio, a well-liked senator and ...

The freeze will last until OMB, OPM and the Department of Government Efficiency submit a plan to the White House to reduce the size of the federal workforce.

A sweeping executive order that President Donald Trump issued on Monday bans the State Department from issuing passports with “X” gender markers. Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken in June 2021 announced the State Department would begin to issue gender-neutral passports and documents for American citizens who were born overseas.

The directive follows President Donald Trump’s executive order Monday pausing new obligations and disbursements of foreign aid pending review.