Does as little as 10% of USAID go to help people in need? | Fact check
The report says in 2024, “USAID provided $2.1 billion directly to local non-governmental, private sector and government partners, or 12.1 percent of USAID’s acquisitions and assistance (A&A) and ...
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Judge blocks Trump's USAID furlough plan for 2,700 staff
American judge Carl Nichols has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's plan regarding the furloughing of USAID ...
Trump’s cuts to foreign aid could benefit US position in Iran negotiations, expert says
President Donald Trump's decision to freeze foreign aid could have come at a perfect time for negotiations with Iran, where state media had been applauding the move.
Panicked USAID Workers Grapple with Defunding of Humanitarian Efforts: 'People Will Starve, Babies Will Die' (Exclusive)
Abandoned, without a job and with an uncertain return home — that’s the scenario for a multitude of overseas staff doing the ...
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Trump revokes Biden's security clearance, escalates foreign aid crackdown
Trump made sweeping claims about corruption at USAID without offering evidence through his Truth Social platform.
Ambassador Tells Rubio U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Would Cause ‘Major Vulnerability’ in Africa
Other diplomats across the continent are sending similar cables to the secretary of state to try to maintain lifesaving aid ...
Can MAGA Run the American Empire?
Foreign aid is seen as especially wasteful because the money doesn’t flow back to the American taxpayer, and is especially ...
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John Kennedy Says Dems Are Using Musk As Punching Bag To Distract From Massive Wasteful Spending
Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana said Friday that Democrats were attacking Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE ...
In Trump’s actions, opponents see more than cuts — they see a constitutional crisis
As the White House ignores congressional mandates, the conflict raises questions at the heart of the nation’s founding ...
How USAID freeze could be the most catastrophic for women and girls
In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, where USAID oversees services including HIV prevention and treatment, girls and women ...
Where the fight over USAID’s future stands
The future of the government’s foreign assistance agency hangs in the balance after a federal judge temporarily paused the Trump administration’s plan to place thousands of employees on ...
USDA freezes farmer funding for some programs, conservation contracts
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has frozen some funding for farmers as it goes through a sweeping review, despite assurances from the Trump administration that programs helping farmers would not be ...