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White House proposes drastic cuts to State Department and funding for UN, NATO and other groups
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has proposed gutting the State Department’s budget by almost 50%, closing a ...
State Department could close dozens of embassies, consulates while seeking $26B in ‘drastic’ spending cuts
At least 17 consulates — in the UK, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, South Korea, and Bosnia and Herzegovina — and 10 ...
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 ...
State Dept. Expands Plans for Closing Embassies and Consulates
The Trump administration is considering plans to close 10 embassies and 17 consulates and reduce or consolidate the staff of several other foreign missions, according to an internal State Department ...
US State Department says deported Maryland resident 'alive and secure' in El Salvador
A State Department court filing gave the update on Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was sent to El Salvador on March 15 despite an ...
Proposed State Dept. cuts could have 'devastating effects' for US global leadership
The White House is reportedly eyeing big cuts to the State Department's budget and eliminating U.S. spending on NATO and the ...
Trump-appointed official who oversaw dismantling of USAID leaves State Department
Pete Marocco, the Trump administration official who played a major role in dismantling the U.S. Agency for International ...
State Department reveals status of man erroneously deported to El Salvador
The Trump administration told a judge on Saturday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a man deported to El Salvador in error, is still ...