WASHINGTON, D.C. — United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday widened exemptions in a sweeping freeze on foreign assistance, saying Washington would keep funding humanitarian items such as shelter and medicine.
On returning to office last week, President Donald Trump ordered a 90-day pause to review assistance by the US, the world's largest donor in dollar terms.
EXPANDING ASSISTANCE United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks after he was sworn in at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, 2025. AP PHOTO