As the U.S. government retreats from public health projects in Africa, it leaves a diplomatic hole that China can fill

State Department freezes nonbinary passport applications as Rubio rolls out Trump’s anti-LGBT agenda - Existing passports won’t be affected by Trump executive order until they begin expiring in 2032

Joe Biden made it easier for trans people to have passports that reflect who they are. Donald Trump eliminated that policy.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s order to pause nearly all foreign aid has halted funding to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), an African HIV-prevention program launched by President George W. Bush in 2003 that has saved over 25 million lives.

The Trump administration’s early moves are the culmination of a nearly decade-old campaign to roll back transgender rights.

The new secretary of state took center stage in a diplomatic rift with Colombia over deportation flights, adding teeth to Trump's threats of sanctions.

“Starting immediately, only the United States of America flag is authorized to be flown or displayed at U.S. facilities, both domestic and abroad, and featured in U.S. government content,” Rubio’s order said, according to copy obtained by the outlet.

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.

A DMV spokesperson said the REAL ID Act “ensures that Californians have the ability to have their true gender identity legally recognized on their official documents.”

The U.S. Agency for International Development has told all aid groups to immediately pause all U.S.-funded programs "until further notice" as humanitarian groups grapple with a lack of clarity on waivers to President Donald Trump's 90-day aid pause.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday issued a waiver that allows the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and other “life-saving humanitarian assistance” programs to continue to operate during the freeze on nearly all U.S. foreign aid spending.

The US government’s suspension of most foreign aid is putting lives around the world at risk, Human Rights Watch said today.