The U.S. Agency for International Development is the world's largest foreign aid agency, spending more than $40 billion in fiscal 2023.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused USAID, which oversees food aid, emergency relief and health programs in more than 100 countries, of acting against American interests.

During a trip to El Salvador on Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters he has been named acting director of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), effectively subsuming the agency into the State Department.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is acting administrator the US Agency for International Development, confirming the de-facto takeover of the humanitarian agency by the State Department.