Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen
When President Donald Trump froze foreign assistance for 90 days, he argued that such a drastic step was needed to eliminate ...
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What is USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development?
Formed in 1961, the agency with a roughly $40 billion budget provides humanitarian assistance abroad and funds other projects ...
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Democrats, public health leaders decry Trump administration's takeover of humanitarian aid agency USAID
"Make no mistake, this effort by Elon Musk and so-called DOGE to shut down the United States Agency for International ...
What is USAID? Explaining the US foreign aid agency and why President Trump and Elon Musk want to end it
In its first two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. Agency for ...
Democratic senator to block Trump nominees over US aid agency shutdown
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz said on Monday he would block Senate votes on President Donald Trump's nominees for diplomatic ...
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Joni Ernst Says USAID ‘Abused The System,’ Agency Threatened Her For Seeking Transparency
Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst appeared Monday on Newsmax to say that members of the United States Agency for International ...
End Appears Near for U.S. Aid Agency, Democratic Lawmakers Say
“All the signals of how the senior staff have been put on administrative leave, many of the field staff and headquarters ...
Musk says United States Agency for International Development to be shut down in government cost-cutting drive
Elon Musk, leading the federal cost-cutting panel, announced plans to shut down USAID, describing it as 'beyond repair.' The U.S., as the world's largest single donor, disbursed $72 billion in aid in ...