The Trump administration paused all foreign aid and urged USAID to follow in step or face disciplinary action for not complying with the freeze.
Rubio exempting 'life-saving humanitarian assistance'
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a waiver allowing lifesaving humanitarian aid to resume despite President Donald Trump's executive order.
The directive follows President Donald Trump’s executive order Monday pausing new obligations and disbursements of foreign aid pending review.
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.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered a suspension of passport applications that use a gender-neutral marker or request a change in gender.
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The news affects roughly 60 senior USAID employees or nearly every staffer who holds a top position at the agency.
House and Senate Democrats on Wednesday pushed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to preserve a refugee program. “We urge you to immediately revoke the stop work orders that the Department issued on
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 directive comes days after Trump signed a sweeping executive order that there are only "two sexes" — and it's causing confusion and panic in the trans community.
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.