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Secretary of State Marco Rubio bans passports with ‘X’ gender markers after Trump order: report

State Department staff were instructed to “suspend any application requesting an X sex marker” and to “suspend any application where the applicant is seeking to change their sex marker.”

FOX News on MSN · 4d

New Secretary of State Marco Rubio pauses refugee operations, ramps up visa vetting

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is advising his department to cease refugee resettlement operations and begin ramping up vetting of visas from certain regions.

CBS News on MSN · 5d

Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state in first Trump Cabinet post approval

Washington — The Senate on Monday confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, making him the first of President Trump's Cabinet nominees to win the approval of the upper chamber. The Senate confirmed Rubio in a 99 to 0 vote as his former colleagues in the Senate touted his qualifications for the job.

State Department, foreign assistance

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

State Department freezes new funding for nearly all US aid programs worldwide

The State Department has frozen new funding for almost all U.S. aid programs worldwide, making exceptions to allow humanitarian food programs and military aid to Israel and Egypt to continue.

PBS · 1d

State Department suspends nearly all U.S. foreign aid for 3 months

The State Department suspended all foreign assistance around the world for at least three months. That affects tens of billions of dollars on programs that run from military assistance to Ukraine to supporting police in Mexico who interdict fentanyl coming into the U.

CNN on MSN · 1d

US freezes almost all foreign aid

The US State Department has frozen nearly all foreign assistance worldwide effective immediately days after President Donald Trump issued a sweeping executive order Monday to put a hold on such assistance for 90 days.

State Department, passport

NBC News on MSN · 1d

State Department to suspend passport applications seeking sex-marker changes

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in a memo reviewed by NBC News, said additional guidance would be issued on existing passports containing an “X” sex marker.

CNN on MSN · 1d

State Department suspends processing passport applications with ‘X’ gender marker

The State Department has suspended processing passport applications seeking the gender marker of “X” and will only process and issue passports for people identifying as male or female, according to a department spokesperson.

The Mirror US on MSN · 1d

Transgender community in limbo as State Department halts processing of passports with 'X' gender mark

Trump to rename Gulf of Mexico

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Interior Department says Gulf of Mexico now renamed to Gulf of America, Denali to Mount McKinley

While the Gulf of America will be applied to federal references, other nations will not be required to recognize the name.

essanews.com on MSN · 1d

Trump renames Gulf of Mexico, sparks international debate

In line with a recent executive order by President Donald Trump, changes are already being introduced in the U.S. The Gulf of Mexico has been renamed the Gulf of America. In the United States, the Gulf of Mexico has officially been renamed the Gulf of America.

NBC Los Angeles · 1d

‘Efforts already underway' to implement renaming of Denali, Gulf of Mexico

The Department of the Interior says they're moving quickly to implement President Donald Trump's executive order to rename Mount Denali and the Gulf of Mexico.

State Dept. Halts Global Mine-Clearing Programs

Efforts to clear unexploded munitions in places like Iraq and Southeast Asia will stop for at least three months, according ...

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A man, a plan, a canal: Rubio's first trip as secretary of state will take him to Panama

Marco Rubio will head overseas late next week; he's also scheduled to visit Guatemala, El Salvador, Costa Rica and the ...

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Democratic states weigh more support for immigrants as Trump administration cracks down

As President Donald Trump cracks down on immigration, lawmakers in some Democratic-led states are proposing new ways to ...

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In U.S. illegally, two accused of trying to obtain Arkansas state IDs in custody

State investigators say two people in the United States illegally who tried to obtain state ID cards are now legally behind ...

No proof of State Department message telling TikTok users to delete the app | Fact check

TikTok first displayed a message saying the app was unavailable and later thanked Trump after it restored service.

The Daily Signal3d

State Department Warns Staff Against Imposing Stealth DEI After Trump Executive Order

Trump’s anti-DEI directive sent shockwaves through Washington. The executive order, “Ending Radical and Wasteful Government ...

Trump’s suspension of refugee program puts Afghans and others in potential danger, advocates say

The move leaves tens of thousands of Afghan refugees at risk days before implementation of the executive order was expected.

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State Department will focus on 'national interest' while promoting peace, Rubio says

Former U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio was sworn in as secretary of State on Tuesday morning and pledged to improve the department and ...

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