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Rubio ditches costly conference travel, slashes nearly $100M in Biden-era bloat

Rubio ditches costly conference travel, slashes nearly $100M in Biden-era bloat

State Department slashes travel spending by nearly $100 million under Trump administration as part of broader budget-cutting efforts targeting overseas missions.

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