Sorting out the facts on ‘waste and abuse’ at USAID
Funding for three of the four projects highlighted came from the State Department for cultural activities on behalf of ...
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Media advocacy group highlights damage done by State Department-USAID funding freeze
The global freeze imposed on all USAID and State Department foreign assistance includes at least $268.4 million in funding earmarked to promote the circulation of fact-based information in closed ...
US Funding Cuts Are Helping Criminals Get Away With Child Abuse and Human Trafficking
Services supporting victims of online child exploitation and trafficking around the world have faced USAID and State ...
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Money Matters: Tracking the impact of USAID’s demise
Survey data from across the sector similarly paints a dark picture. Many organizations say they relied on USAID for more than ...
Shuttering USAID is a win for China and a loss for America
Former Congressman Charles W. Dent argues that dismantling USAID would undermine American security, economic prosperity and ...
Gutting USAID Will Have a Monumental Effect on Combating Climate Change
The agency was a key player in renewable energy and disaster protection around the world—until Elon Musk showed up.
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As USAID Faces Shutdown, Links to Terrorists and Warnings Ignored May Have Sealed its Doom
USAID's links to terror groups including Hamas -- and a failure to heed warnings about these links -- may have sealed its ...
Claims about USAID funding are spreading online. Many are not based on facts
As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development, false and misleading information is being pushed on social media to support the change, much of it spread ...
The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending
Eleven out of 12 claims about the agency’s work are misleading, wrong or lack context.
Sen. Joni Ernst warns of ‘willful sabotage’ at USAID, cites millions in funding for Wuhan lab, terrorists and more
The embattled US Agency for International Development has engaged in “willful sabotage of congressional oversight” over ...
Who is Samantha Power? Meet the Biden-era USAID leader facing backlash amid Musk's DOGE crackdown
USAID, which has become the focus of Elon Musk's DOGE efforts in recent days, was led by Obama admin alum Samantha Power from 2021 until Trump took office in January.
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Devex Newswire: USAID purge reaches new level — and around the world
The widespread purge of USAID staff now includes foreign service officers and their families serving overseas. Plus, UNFPA in ...