What is USAID and what exactly does it do? Why Trump, Musk want to shut it down
A federal judge on Friday revealed he will temporarily block the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the U.S ...
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Congressional Democrats tell skeptical protestors they’ll stop Trump’s elimination of USAID
Members of Congress who spoke at Wednesday’s rally said an upcoming government funding deadline could be an opportunity to ...
After President Donald Trump’s attack on USAID, Congress has to stand up for itself | Opinion
Many are stunned that a president would ignore constitutional separation of systems that gives Congress power of the purse.
Opinion - Congress must stand up to Trump’s USAID power grab — before it’s too late
More than ever before, the American people need and deserve a strong Congress to check and balance Trump’s increasingly ...
Claims about USAID funding are spreading online. Many are not based on facts
False and misleading social media posts are circulating online as the Trump administration moves to dismantle the U.S. Agency ...
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Marco Rubio supported USAID as a senator. As secretary of state, he backs gutting it
As a U.S. senator, Marco Rubio supported foreign aid and praised the U.S. Agency for International Development, aka USAID. Since he became secretary of state and USAID’s acting ...
USAID Costs $40 Billion A Year. GOP Tax Cuts Could Total $11 Trillion Over A Decade.
Republicans readily admit the revenue loss from their tax proposals will be far larger than the spending cuts they’re ...
The End of USAID? What’s Next as Trump Team Takes Aim at Beleaguered Agency
Thousands of agency employees are being placed on administrative leave as the president’s plans for USAID become clearer.