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How Trump's USAID cuts are impacting Ukraine's civilians
It's an icy February morning in Vinnytsia, a city in western Ukraine where families displaced by the war have found refuge. For Maryna,…
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Trump's 1% policy wars: Transgender people, USAID funding and now Canadian fentanyl?
When Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called President Trump this week to discuss the imposition of stiff U.S. tariffs, Trump linked…
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Trump administration cuts 2,000 USAID jobs in global shakeup
The Trump administration announced Sunday it is eliminating 2,000 positions at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and…
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The Trump administration is firing 2,000 USAID workers and putting thousands of others on leave
The Trump administration said Sunday that it was placing all but a fraction of staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development…
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Opinion: We may all regret dismantling USAID
American foreign assistance is experiencing an existential moment. The foreign assistance budget appears to be on the chopping block, and…
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Judge Rules Trump Can Demolish USAID as He Pleases
The Social Security Administration confirmed to The Intercept that the real savings were limited to work on the Gender X Marker Project,…
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'This is life and death': Trump's USAID shakeup threatens millions in Sudan
President Donald Trump's decision to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has triggered an immediate…
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"Islamic State will capitalize" after Musk's DOGE shutters USAID
Could the shuttering of USAID end up fueling terrorism? Experts on counterterrorism say it's possible. The Elon Musk-led Department of…
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Trump-Musk Scandal at USAID Takes Unnerving Turn With Vile Leaked Memo
This assistance—which includes aid for lifesaving food, shelter, and medicine—has gotten bogged down as USAID employees and groups that…
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Trump Is Now Suggesting USAID Somehow Rigged the 2020 Election
The president of the United States is roping the nation’s humanitarian aid–focused agency into his election conspiracy. During a joint…
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The Left's Goal of USAID Reform Finally Accomplished By...Trump?
Last week, with one fell stroke of his pen, President Donald Trump and government efficiency lead Elon Musk achieved something many on the…
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'Disinformation': Democrats refuse to believe USAID bankrolled transgender operas, woke activism
Confronted with almost $200 million in questionable spending by the U.S. Agency for International Development, congressional Democrats…
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White House fires USAID inspector general after warning about funding oversight, officials say
The dismissal comes a day after his office warned that the Trump administration's dismantling of USAID had made it all but impossible to…
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What does USAID spend money on? List of potential cuts
The future of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is in jeopardy due to cost-cutting measures proposed by former…
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National security adviser defends Trump's push to dismantle USAID
President Trump's national security adviser defended the administration's push to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development.…
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House Republicans introduce bill to erase USAID
Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Chip Roy introduced legislation Friday that would abolish the beleaguered U.S. Agency for International…
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Judge Blocks Donald Trump from Putting Thousands of USAID Employees on Administrative Leave
A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from placing thousands of US Agency for International Development (USAID)…
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Right-Wing Crusade Against USAID Has Been Fueled by Falsehoods
The video falsely claiming that the United States Agency for International Development paid Ben Stiller, Angelina Jolie and other actors…
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Column: Trump and Musk crippled our most important global aid agency. The consequences are grim
It’s probably too soon to claim Elon Musk has babies’ blood on his hands for effectively shuttering America’s most consequential foreign…
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump's attempt to shut down USAID
A federal judge said Friday he is putting at least a short-term stop to President Trump's plans to place thousands of employees at the…
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Trump Has Pissed Off a Key Support Group by Cutting USAID
A commissioner can only be removed after the president nominates a replacement, and that person is then confirmed by the Senate.…
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Guess Which Top Trump Adviser Took USAID Money?
“You spoke to half a dozen Trump loyalists, Republican aides, and advisers inside and around the administration,” Vitali started. “I think…
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Transcript: Trump’s Angry USAID Rant Undercut by Surprise Rubio Video
Sargent: That actually gets at what the real core difference is between Rubio on one hand, and Trump and Musk on the other. Trump and Musk…
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Trump plan would cut nearly all USAID jobs, officials say
The Trump administration presented a plan Thursday to dramatically cut staffing worldwide for U.S. aid projects as part of its dismantling…