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TOPSHOT - Tributes are placed beneath the covered seal of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) at their headquarters in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2025. US President Donald Trump on February 7, 2025 called for USAID to be shuttered, escalating his unprecedented campaign to dismantle the humanitarian agency.

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Farewell to USAID: Reflections on the agency that President Trump dismantled

by Ari Daniel July 1, 2025July 1, 2025

July 1 is the official end date for the agency that President Trump dismantled. We talk to four former top officials about this milestone event.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaves after high-level talks on Ukraine and its security, at the French Foreign Ministry in Paris Thursday, April 17.

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Trump diminishing ‘own scope of control’ with Rubio in dual roles, says John Bolton

by Michel Martin May 5, 2025May 5, 2025

Marco Rubio serving as both Secretary of State and national security adviser could be “ultimately disadvantageous” to President Trump, says former adviser John Bolton.

Nobel Peace Prize laureate and two-time Costa Rican President Oscar Arias looks at the media during the opening ceremony of the XV World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates at the University in Barcelona, Spain, Nov. 13, 2015.

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Former Costa Rican president says visa may have been revoked over criticism of Trump

by Leila Fadel April 4, 2025April 4, 2025

Former Costa Rican President Óscar Arias Sánchez, who likened President Trump to “Roman emperor” earlier this year, says he fears the U.S. revoked his visa over criticisms of Trump.

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A U.S. diplomat tells NPR why she resigned in protest over the policy in Gaza

by Mary Louise Kelly April 30, 2024April 30, 2024

As protests against the U.S. policy in Gaza unfold on college campuses across the country, the State Department is facing its own protests too.