Rubio Says USAID Will Be Part of State, Face Deep Cuts

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he had officially canceled 83% of USAID’s contracts and that his agency will administer its few remaining programs.

“The 5200 contracts that are now canceled spent tens of billions of dollars in ways that did not serve, (and in some cases even harmed), the core national interests of the United States,” Rubio posted on X early Monday.

The secretary said the State Department would assume control of the remaining contracts, “in consultation with Congress.”

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Rubio said the cuts come after a six week review of all USAID programs ordered at the start of ...