The Associated Press published on 15 April 2025 an article titled "DOGE Associate Is Made Acting Head of Foreign Assistance at the State Department, a US Official Says" by Ellen Knickmeyer and Matthew Lee.
The Office of Management and Budget is recommending major cuts in State Department funding that, if approved, would have the effect of gutting many of its functions. The proposal must still be vetted within the administration and then go to Congress for approval.
The Washington Post published on 14 April 2025 an article titled "Trump Plan Would Slash State Dept. Funding by Nearly Half, Memo Says" by Adam Taylor and John Hudson.
The Washington Post reviewed an internal memo prepared by the White House Office of Management and Budget that proposes a reduction by almost half in the State Department's budget for 2025. Many of the reductions are funding for international organizations such as the UN and NATO. The budget described in the memo is subject to deliberations in the Trump administration and in Congress.
National Public Radio posted on 14 April 2025 a 10-minute podcast titled "Big Changes at the U.S. State Department" by Michele Kelemen, Lauren Frayer, and Greg Dixon.
The podcast describes dramatic changes, including politicization, taking place at the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
