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The Demise of U.S.A.I.D. and American Soft Power
For more audio journalism and storytelling, download New York Times Audio, a new iOS app available for news subscribers. Hosted by Michael Barbaro Featuring Michael Crowley and Stephanie Nolen ...
State Dept. Fires About 60 Contractors Working on Democracy and Human Rights
The contractors helped enact programs that focus on building up civil society and democratic practices in authoritarian ...
Trump Administration Puts Dozens of U.S.A.I.D. Officials on Paid Leave
An email to the aid agency’s employees cited actions “that appear to be designed to circumvent” an executive order by President Trump.
Transcript Shows Rubio Asking U.S.A.I.D. Worker for ‘Trust’ and ‘Patience’
Speaking at the U.S. Embassy in Guatemala City, the secretary of state called foreign aid “the least popular thing” that ...
Judge Freezes Elements of Trump’s Plan to Shut Down U.S.A.I.D.
Judge Carl Nichols temporarily blocked plans to put 2,200 employees on paid leave and recall nearly all agency workers abroad ...
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White House to Old Staff: Go Home. Don’t Call Us. We’ll Call You.
Michael Crowley covers the State Department and U.S. foreign policy for The Times. He has reported from nearly three dozen countries and often travels with the secretary of state. More about ...
Rubio Says He Now Runs Aid Agency, as Staff Are Blocked From Systems
Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, told reporters he had taken over the U.S. Agency for International Development and would ...
Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team
Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping ...
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Marco Rubio Is Confirmed by Senate as Secretary of State
Michael Crowley covers the State Department and U.S. foreign policy for The Times. He has reported from nearly three dozen countries and often travels with the secretary of state. More about ...
Rubio Heads to Panama, With Canal in His Sights
On his first trip as secretary of state, Marco Rubio will also visit four other Latin American countries and press ...
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How Antony Blinken, America’s Top Diplomat, Became the Secretary of War
By Edward Wong and Michael Crowley The two diplomatic correspondents ... Nicole Tung for The New York Times Mr. Blinken reflected on the question during an interview this week in his wood-paneled ...