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 ...
Volunteers are now tracking what’s already been lost in the USAID freeze
A growing number of people and groups in the international development ecosystem have stepped forward to track the widespread ...
5 of the Worst USAID Scandals in History
Foreign aid often is connected to wars overseas. The top five recipients of U.S. aid (including both USAID and non-USAID ...
As USAID Is Crushed, There Are Prospects—But Major Limits—For Private-Sector Action
Especially in vulnerable places, “aid is the only large-scale capital option.” Still, private capital may now be an essential ...
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NPR's global correspondents report on the effect of USAID's humanitarian funding cuts
Correspondents in Kyiv, Mumbai, Johannesburg, and Mexico City give examples of the effects of the Trump administration's gutting of the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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.
Ending USAID programs could undercut Trump's goal of slashing migration to the U.S., groups say
In Colombia and Haiti, U.S. money has provided tools for farming and fishing and given incentives for people to stay in those ...
Column: Trump and Musk crippled our most important global aid agency. The consequences are grim
The Trump administration's attack on the key foreign aid agency undermines U.S. influence, pleases autocrats in Russia and ...
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 ...
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Fact check: The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending
The news release then listed 12 examples, plucked from the websites of right-wing media. But the numbers cited – as low as ...
How Elon Musk boosted false USAID conspiracy theories to shut down global aid
USAID, the humanitarian agency, has long been a target of criticism that its aid programs masked nation-meddling and ...
National Politics
During Donald Trump’s first term, his wife and daughter touted USAID’s role in providing vital economic assistance in Africa ...