Joe Biden made it easier for trans people to have passports that reflect who they are. Donald Trump eliminated that policy.

State Department freezes nonbinary passport applications as Rubio rolls out Trump’s anti-LGBT agenda - Existing passports won’t be affected by Trump executive order until they begin expiring in 2032

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s order to pause nearly all foreign aid has halted funding to the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), an African HIV-prevention program launched by President George W. Bush in 2003 that has saved over 25 million lives.

Marco Rubio has wisely reinstated the State Department's One Flag Policy, which bars U.S. embassies from flying anything but the Stars and Stripes.

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.”

The new secretary of state took center stage in a diplomatic rift with Colombia over deportation flights, adding teeth to Trump's threats of sanctions.

“Starting immediately, only the United States of America flag is authorized to be flown or displayed at U.S. facilities, both domestic and abroad, and featured in U.S. government content,” Rubio’s order said, according to copy obtained by the outlet.

Former U.S. senator from Florida Marco Rubio jumps into new role as secretary of state with flurry of phone calls, planned trip to Panama.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Newly sworn-in Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on U.S. diplomats to forcefully defend and execute ...

The U.S. Agency for International Development has told all aid groups to immediately pause all U.S.-funded programs "until further notice" as humanitarian groups grapple with a lack of clarity on waivers to President Donald Trump's 90-day aid pause.

A DMV spokesperson said the REAL ID Act “ensures that Californians have the ability to have their true gender identity legally recognized on their official documents.”

Just hours after taking office on 20 January Trump ordered a 90-day pause so foreign aid contributions could be reviewed to see if they align with his "America First" foreign policy