The Senate has confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving President Donald Trump the first member of his Cabinet

The directive follows President Donald Trump’s executive order Monday pausing new obligations and disbursements of foreign aid pending review.

(TNND) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order temporarily suspending all U.S. foreign assistance programs for 90 days pending reviews to determine whether they are aligned with his policy goals.

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Several of Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet and key roles in his administration are facing confirmation hearings in the Senate today as the president continues to implement executive actions to transform the government.

The extent of the impacts of the Trump administration’s sudden 90-day freeze of almost all foreign aid is still unclear almost a week on, as officials and aid workers overseas try to make sense of which activities must be suspended.

The Senate Budget Committee on Thursday advanced Russell Vought’s nomination as Office of Management and Budget director, despite the panel’s 10 Democrats skipping the vote in protest.

Senate Republicans advanced the nomination of Russell Vought to lead the White House budget office as Democrats boycotted the meeting to protest the administration’s recent efforts to freeze

Donald Trump and White House Press Secretary said about $50 million of taxpayers’ money had been spent to fund condoms in Gaza, and Washington would stop the programme. It appears that the government is referring to a grant that USAID awarded to International Medical Corps worth $102.

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget sent this document to government agencies listing about 2,600 programs that were under review.