What is USAID? Explaining the US foreign aid agency and why Trump, Musk want to end it
President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. agency charged with delivering humanitarian ...
USAID Failed Because Foreign Aid Doesn't Work
The move to shut down USAID is welcome because it recognizes the failure of foreign aid to promote development – and because ...
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Duckworth, Durbin Join Kaine, Colleagues in Introducing Legislation to Expand Congressional Oversight of Foreign Assistance
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)—a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations ...
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What USAID does, and why Trump and Musk want to get rid of it
Congress passed the Foreign Assistance Act and Kennedy set up USAID as an independent agency in 1961. USAID has outlived the Soviet Union, which fell in 1991. Today, supporters of USAID argue that ...
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What is USAID and why do Trump and Musk want to end it?
Congress passed the Foreign Assistance Act and Kennedy set up USAID as an independent agency in 1961. USAID has outlived the Soviet Union, which fell in 1991. Today, supporters of USAID argue that ...
Judge Sets a 5-Day Deadline for the Trump Administration to Start Lifting Its USAID Funding Freeze
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a funding freeze shutting down U.S. humanitarian aid ...