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Peace Corps isn’t just about helping others − it’s a key part of US public diplomacy

Since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, his administration has slashed the work of many U.S. government agencies, including those focused on foreign policy. Now, there is concern that the Peace Corps could join the other foreign aid programs the administration is trying to dismantle.

The Conversation

Trump could be shipping deported migrants to Rwanda under newest proposal

President expands effort to house noncitizens in stopover countries before home countries accept them

The Independent UK

National security advisers manage decision-making as advocates or honest brokers

The removal of Mike Waltz as President Donald Trump’s national security adviser – formally the assistant to the president for national security affairs – raises the question of just what that position entails and also what it means that Marco Rubio will now act as secretary of state and national…

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US pulls out of formal peace talks between Ukraine and Russia

The US government said it will no longer ‘fly around the world at the drop of a hat’ for meetings

Evening Standard

State Department Is Offering a $500,000 Reward For 'Diablo,' Costa Rica's Most-Wanted Fugitive

The DEA and the State Department announced a $500,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Alejandro "Diablo" Arias-Monge, Costa Rica's most wanted fugitive

Latin Times

Rubio calls India and Pakistan in effort to defuse crisis over Kashmir attack

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called senior officials in India and Pakistan in an effort to defuse the crisis that followed last week’s deadly attack in Kashmir, the State Department said

The Independent UK

Memorial wall to fallen USAID staffers is removed from the agency's former building

Contractors hired by the Trump administration have removed a memorial wall to fallen staffers from the now-closed headquarters of the U.S. Agency for International Development, with no immediate word on where it will wind up

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How Democrats are trying to turn MAGA’s ‘flood the zone’ strategy against Trump

With Trump at 100 days in office and plunging in the polls, the left is upping the pressure against his administration

The Independent UK

Trump administration tells Congress it plans to label Haitian gangs as foreign terror organizations

The Trump administration has told Congress that it intends to designate Haitian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations

The Independent UK

US Anti-disinformation Guardrails Fall In Trump's First 100 Days

From slashed federal funding for disinformation research to the closure of a key agency combating foreign influence operations, the United States has dismantled vital guardrails against falsehoods within President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office.

International Business Times

Trump administration blocked plan to retrieve Abrego Garcia from El Salvador: Report

Only a few days after government attorneys had discussed how to keep Abrego Garcia safe until he could be returned, the White House press secretary claimed he was an MS-13 leader guilty of human trafficking

The Independent UK

Tracking the Trump-Musk death toll

A researcher at Boston University is keeping tabs on deaths likely caused by dismantling U.S. foreign aid programs

Salon

Trump Admin Fires Climate Aid, Policy Workers As State Department Faces Major Overhaul Under Rubio: Report

The State Department, with backing from President Trump, has reportedly dismissed federal employees that worked under its climate aid and climate policy office.

International Business Times

Washington's Broken Promises Leave Afghan Allies in Limbo

But volunteers are stepping up even as Congress fails to act.

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Latin Times

Critics Denounce Rubio's Plan to Reorganize State Dept, Argue Trump Admin Doesn't Care About 'Fundamental Rights'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio shared a plan to dramatically restructure the State Department. Critics claim it is abandoning basic values.

The Independent UK

The Latest: Treasury secretary says trade war with China is not ‘sustainable’

U.S. markets opened with big gains Wednesday amid clear signs of relief after President Donald Trump said he would not attempt to fire the head of the Federal Reserve and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he expects a “de-escalation” from unsustainable tariffs against China in the trade war between the…

Salon

Rubio grants GOP wishes to kill US power

The GOP has tried to take down the State Department for decades

International Business Times

Colombian President Says Trump Admin Revoked His Visa: 'I'll Go See Other Things'

Colombian President Gustavo Petro said he believes the U.S. revoked his visa. The State Department refused to confirm or deny the allegation

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Trump Admin Draws Flak Over Plans To Overhaul State Department: 'An Assault On American Diplomacy'

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is under fire after he presented a restructuring plan that will eliminate some of the State Department's human rights offices and will implement layoffs across the agency.

The Independent UK

Rubio outlines plan to cut State Department ‘bloat’ as leaked memo details potential embassy cuts

Agency ‘unable to perform its essential diplomatic mission,’ spokeswoman says

Latin Times

Human Rights And War Crimes Programs Targeted By Marco Rubio's State Department Shakeup

Secretary of State Marco Rubio's plan to overhaul the State Department includes the elimination of more than 130 offices and 700 positions, as well as plans related to human rights and war crimes.

International Business Times

US State Department To Cut Positions, Rights Offices

President Donald Trump's top diplomat Marco Rubio on Tuesday unveiled a restructuring of the US State Department that will cut positions and scale back human rights offices, saying the "bloated" organization was ideologically out of sync with the administration.

International Business Times

Rubio To Cut Positions, Rights Offices At US State Department

International Business Times

Trump Eyes Gutting US Diplomacy In Africa, Cutting Soft Power: Draft Plan

The United States would drastically reduce its diplomatic footprint in Africa and scrap State Department offices dealing with climate change, democracy and human rights, according to a draft White House order.

Fortune

Trump reportedly drafted an executive order for 'a disciplined reorganization' of the State Department that would shut down embassies and cut climate change and refugee offices

This would mark one of the most significant reorganizations of the State Department since its 1789 inception.

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