New Secretary of State Marco Rubio of Florida jumps into new role. What he's starting with
Former U.S. senator from Florida Marco Rubio jumps into new role as secretary of state with flurry of phone calls, planned trip to Panama.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio bans passports with ‘X’ gender markers after Trump order: report
State Department staff were instructed to “suspend any application requesting an X sex marker” and to “suspend any application where the applicant is seeking to change their sex marker.”
Rubio pauses foreign aid from State Department and USAID to ensure it puts ‘America First’
The Trump administration paused all foreign aid and urged USAID to follow in step or face disciplinary action for not complying with the freeze.
State Department to suspend passport applications seeking sex-marker changes
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a memo reviewed by NBC News, said additional guidance would be issued on existing passports containing an “X” sex marker.
State Department freezes new funding for nearly all US aid programs worldwide
The State Department has frozen new funding for almost all U.S. aid programs worldwide, making exceptions to allow humanitarian food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt to continue.
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The U.S. State Department Suspends Passport Applications With This Marker — Here's What Every Traveler Needs to Know
It wasn’t immediately clear if already-issued passports that use “X” under the gender option will remain valid. A State Department spokesperson told NBC updates would be shared as soon as possible on the department's travel website.
A man, a plan, a canal: Rubio's first trip as secretary of state will take him to Panama
Marco Rubio will head overseas late next week; he's also scheduled to visit Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.
Rubio's Central America trip aims to counter China, State Department says
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio's trip to Central America, including Panama, is partially about countering China, a State Department spokesperson told Fox Business, as new President Donald Trump is pushing to "take back" the Panama Canal.
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U.S Attorney: Mexican national arrested on federal charges after release by sheriff
A Mexican citizen was released from the Tompkins County Sheriff's Office before being taken into custody by ICE on Thursday. He had previously been charged with illegally entering the US.
Trump’s First Two Weeks Have Thrown U.S. Climate Spending Into Chaos
Executive orders and announcements by President Trump have put billions of dollars in U.S. climate commitments into question.
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Measles cases reported in Texas as vaccine rates against the disease has fallen
Two of the cases have been reported in Lubbock, a first in more than 20 years. Meanwhile, measles vaccination rates in Texas have fallen over the last four years.
How will Trump's orders on K-12 education, gender and DEI square with NY's policy?
Federal aid and grants that are relied upon by many districts to improve education for students with disabilities and students from poverty.