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America’s farmers voted for Trump in big numbers. But now they feel the pain of his shutdown of USAID — which buys $2 billion/year of products from them. Where d…
During the 2024 presidential election, farming-dependent counties overwhelmingly voted for Donald Trump. Almost 78% endorsed ...
Official who oversaw shrinking of USAID departs State Department
Peter Marocco left his role as Director of the Office of Foreign Assistance, a position in which he oversaw severe cutbacks ...
Experts warned USAID's gutting would give China room to replace the US. Now, it's happening.
China could look to sectors that it already leads — like agriculture and public health — in places like Southeast Asia, South ...
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USAID edges closer to shutdown, allows remote work for those still overseas
The memo states that the “default position” is that all staff are reporting to work — except those who have been requested ...
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Trump official behind USAID shutdown leaves State Department
Pete Marocco, a top Trump administration official who spearheaded the dismantling of the US Agency for International ...
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USAID edges closer to a shutdown; Democrats demand details on White House’s Starlink use
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee sent a letter to White House officials Monday expressing serious concerns about ...
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Nigeria, Other African Countries Shut Clinics Over USAID Funding Cuts
In Nigeria — home to 30 percent of the world’s annual 600,000 malaria deaths — clinics that once served 300 people a day in the conflict-hit Borno state have abruptly shut down, Ibrahim and other laid ...
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CRS advocates ‘Catholic, pro-life vision’ for foreign aid amid USAID shutdown
WASHINGTON (OSV News) – As the Trump administration moved to formally dissolve the U.S. Agency for International Development, ...
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Devex Pro Insider: Is the USAID-State merger a collision? And not even Wilson is safe from Trump’s ax
Experts weigh in on the USAID and State Department merger; staff at the Wilson Center placed on leave as the Trump ...
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'Woke USAID': Sen. Tuberville introduces bill to repurpose funding to help veterans
Ala., introduced a bill in the Senate on Thursday that will repurpose the U.S. Agency for International Development funding ...
All Local USAID Employees to Become Jobless
Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team is finalizing the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), ...