Secretary of State Rubio Confirms He’s Now Acting USAID Chief

Rubio’s remarks were made amid speculation about the agency’s future. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday confirmed he’s now the acting head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) amid public comments about the future of the foreign aid organization. While speaking to reporters in El Salvador, Rubio confirmed he would be

Trump Signs Order to Create Sovereign Wealth Fund, Says Could Be Used to Buy TikTok

The fund will be created in the next 12 months. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 3 ordering the creation of a sovereign wealth fund, which could potentially serve as an investment vehicle to purchase Chinese social media app TikTok. “We have tremendous potential,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office during

Trump Appoints Treasury Secretary Bessent as Acting CFPB Director

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s permanent director will require Senate confirmation. President Donald Trump has named Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to serve as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in place of Rohit Chopra, who announced his departure from the agency over the weekend. Bessent’s appointment took effect on Jan. 31,

Democratic Members of Congress Speak on USAID Shutdown

House Reps. Don Beyer (D-Va.), Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), and Johnny Olszewski (D-Md.) and Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) hold a press conference on the shutdown of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), from Capitol Hill at 1:00 p.m. ET on Feb. 3. Original News Source Link – Epoch TimesRunning For Office?

Mexico To Send 10K Troops to Border in Effort To Stop Trump Tariffs

Hours before President Donald Trump’s tariffs were slated to go into effect, Mexico agreed to immediately send 10,000 troops to its border with the United States to curb the flow of drugs and illegal immigrants, prompting Trump to pause the tariffs for one month. “Mexico will immediately reinforce the northern border with 10,000 members of

USAID to be merged into State Department, 3 U.S. officials say

USAID, the United States Agency for International Development, will be merged into the State Department with significant cuts in the workforce, but it will remain a humanitarian aid entity, three U.S. officials told CBS News.  Officials in President Trump’s administration are expected to announce the moves in the coming days. Discussions about the extent of