February 6, 2025 Panama denies State Dept claim that it is eliminating fees for US gov vessels using canal Panama has denied the U.S. State Department's claim that the country will eliminate fees for U.S. government vessels transiting the Panama Canal.
February 6, 2025 Rubio named acting director of another US government agency: report Secretary of State Marco Rubio assumed another role in the Trump administration, acting director of the U.S. Archives. He is also acting director of USAID.
February 5, 2025 Marco Rubio refuses to visit South Africa for G-20 summit, accuses government of 'doing very bad things' Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X that he will not be attending the G-20 summit in Johannesburg as a protest against the South African government.
February 5, 2025 Guatemala agrees to accept deportees from other countries, in deal with Rubio Guatemala has agreed to accept flights of illegal immigrants from the U.S., Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday.
February 4, 2025 Immigration think tank cooks up scheme to use ‘snitches’ to force migrants to self-deport The Center for Immigration Studies released a proposal for a small change in current tax law that would allow private citizens to sue employers who hire illegal labor.
February 4, 2025 White House flags top USAID boondoggles under Elon Musk's microscope The White House has released a list of USAID programs its considers wasteful and that it says abused taxpayer funds by backing programs that supported DEI initiatives.
February 4, 2025 El Salvador agrees to accept US deportees of any nationality following meeting with Rubio El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele has offered to accept convicted criminals of any nationality the U.S. wants to deport and house them in his country's prison system.
February 3, 2025 Rubio says 'no choice' but to bring USAID 'under control' after agency takeover: 'rank insubordination' Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in an exclusive interview with 91±¬ÁÏ, sounded off on USAID's "rank insubordination" shortly after proclaiming himself head of the embattled agency.
February 3, 2025 Secretary of State Rubio confirms becoming acting USAID chief Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he is now acting director of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) while on a trip to El Salvador.
February 3, 2025 North Korea slams Rubio's 'rogue state' label as 'nonsense,’ vows to push back against Trump administration North Korea is criticizing Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s description of the country as a "rogue state," calling it "nonsense" and vowing to push back.