Trump, USAID and White House

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Former USAID official on possible agency merger, funding cutbacks: "It's not an overhaul. It's a destruction"
Dr. Atul Gawande said denigrating the agency is "dangerous for the country" and shuttering its programs could make Americans ...
White House flags top USAID boondoggles under Elon Musk's microscope
The White House has released a list of USAID programs its considers wasteful and that it says abused taxpayer funds by ...
Here’s what to expect from Trump’s version of USAID
All programs are in limbo right now as USAID staff around the world are being placed on paid administrative leave. Still, there are indications of what may come back through public statements and ...
USAID announces sweeping moves to sideline remaining staff
The move is the latest action in a jarring broadside against America’s foreign aid architecture that has followed President ...
White House press secretary on some USAID programs: ''I don't want my dollars going towards this crap'
Well, first of all, Elon Musk is a once in a generation business leader. He is an entrepreneur, and he serves as a great ally ...
USAID workers hid Pride flags, ‘incriminating’ books when DOGE arrived: ‘It didn’t feel good’
A USAID worker said Monday that office employees scrambled to hide anything “incriminating” when the Department of Government ...
Ivanka Trump Used USAID Money for Events, Records Show
Ivanka Trump used over $11,000 from the department in 2019 to buy video recording and reproducing equipment for a White House ...
USAID feeds alumni to left-wing activist organizations
The Rockefeller Foundation, another left-of-center philanthropy that focuses on global matters, is led by Rajiv Shah, who ...