Secretary of State Marco Rubio has ordered the US State Department to immediately suspend all applications for passports with the “X” gender marker, a third option introduced by the agency under the Biden administration for nonbinary, intersex and other gender nonconforming persons.

Tensions between the U.S. and China have been rising for some time now, and Rubio's appointment has widely been seen as a sign that Trump plans to maintain a hard line on China during his second term. One of the most outspoken China hawks in Washington, Rubio has introduced several bills targeting the Chinese Communist Party.

The administration of President Joe Biden reversed Trump’s ban on rainbow flags at embassies. Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken told American embassies and diplomatic missions that they can fly the Pride flag again as well as “other symbols connoting support for LGBTQ rights based on what is ‘appropriate in light of local conditions.’”

Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, is among the least controversial of Trump's nominees and vote was decisive, 99-0.

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"Only the United States of America flag is authorized to be flown or displayed at U.S. facilities," the new policy states.

President Donald Trump sought to maintain his inaugural momentum on his second day in office, defending the pardons for Capitol Hill riot defendants, planning a purge of DEI programmes and announcing an artificial intelligence infrastructure deal.

Chairman Brian Mast (R-FL) is leading a thorough examination of State Department financial allocations and grants under the exiting administration.

President Donald Trump has halted the arrival of refugees already cleared to enter the United States, according to a memo, as he quickly pursues a sweeping crackdown on migration.

The owner of the main pro-Georgian Dream government mouthpiece Imedi TV Irakli Rukhadze said in an interview with Radio Free Europe’s Georgian service that he is not threatened

Donald Trump has returned to the White House promising a "new golden age," launching a flurry of executive orders: a wall on the border with Mexico, a break with the WHO, an exit from the climate agreement,