State Dept. Expands Plans for Closing Embassies and Consulates
A departmental memo describes paring back the American diplomatic presence on every continent.
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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 international organizations that include the United Nations and NATO.
As Trump Makes His Case, He Turns to the Oval Office Set Piece
Once again, the president used the gilded room as a place to flex his executive muscle while recasting the narrative around a consequential policy.
Pete Marocco, Who Helped Gut Foreign Aid for Trump, Leaves State Department
Pete Marocco oversaw the cutting of thousands of contracts at U.S.A.I.D. and the firing of most of its roughly 10,000 workers. Aid agency employees have accused him of mismanagement.
Trump to Meet President of El Salvador, Where Deportees Face Prison
Mr. Trump has found in President Nayib Bukele a willing partner in a plan to step up the removal of migrants from the United States with little or no due process.
Rubio Says 10 More People Have Been Expelled to El Salvador
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that “the alliance” between President Trump and President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador had “become an example for security and prosperity in our hemisphere.”
Trump and Some of His Cabinet Members Attend U.F.C. Fight in Miami
The spectacle at the mixed martial arts event was emblematic of an emboldened president who increasingly encourages displays of force to carry out his agenda.
Russia Freed Ksenia Karelina, a Detained American, Rubio Says
Ksenia Karelina, who was jailed in Russia over a one-time donation to a Ukrainian charity group, was released in exchange for Artur Petrov, a dual Russian-German citizen.
U.S. Slashes Many of the Aid Programs It Had Promised to Keep
The U.N. food program said the new cuts “could amount to a death sentence” for millions of desperate people.
Trump Administration Revokes Visas of South Sudanese in Clash Over Deportees
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he was making the move because the transitional government of South Sudan had refused to accept its citizens in a timely manner.