Rubio did qualify that the agency needs to reform itself and align itself with the policies and priorities of the administration and the State Department and not operate independently of them.

US president Donald Trump appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio as acting administrator of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), confirming the de-facto takeover of the humanitarian agency by the State Department.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk said he is feeding the Washington foreign aid agency "into the wood chipper" as part of an effort to slash federal spending.

Rubios choice to visit Central America - Panama, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic - is intentional and meant to drive forward the Trump agenda by paying closer attention to our own neighbourhood.

Fox News chief international correspondent Steve Harrigan reports on key takeaways from Secretary of State Marco Rubio's meeting with the Panamanian president on 'The Story.'

America's top diplomat said Panama must act or the US would take necessary measures to protect its rights under a treaty between the two countries. The warning follows President Donald Trump's vow to retake the canal and a meeting between Rubio and Jose Raul Mulino,