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Four plead guilty in massive bribery scheme at agency Democrats fought to protect from DOGE
A former USAID official and three businessmen have plead guilty to their involvement in a $550 million bribery scandal, ...
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Senior official says Trump-era closure of aid agency led to waste of food meant for 27,000 malnourished children
A senior US official yesterday acknowledged that President Donald Trump’s closure of the US aid agency bore blame for the ...
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The end of USAID, the world's largest development aid agency, will result in more than 14 million deaths
This week, the Trump administration has officially ceased to implement "foreign assistance programs that do not align with the Administration's policies and promote U.S. interests". One of the first ...
Farewell to USAID: Reflections on the agency that President Trump dismantled
July 1 is the official end date for the agency that President Trump dismantled. We talk to four former top officials about ...
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Without science, there can be no development
A United Nations conference on financing sustainable development was a missed opportunity to fund the science needed to create a better world.
Judge blocks Trump effort to dismantle African development agency
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Trump’s appointment of a new head of the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF), indefinitely halting his directives to massively slash the ...
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Why We Couldn’t Sell America on USAID | The State
On July 1, the Trump administration will effectively dissolve the United States Agency for International Development and shunt the agency’s few remaining contracts to the State Department. Over ...
The US says ‘little to show‘ for six-decade aid agency. Supporters point to millions of lives saved
Some staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development describe racing the clock to try to push out promised funds for surviving global aid programs, ahead of USAID's last day as an ...
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Why We Couldn’t Sell America on USAID | Biloxi Sun Herald
On July 1, the Trump administration will effectively dissolve the United States Agency for International Development and shunt the agency’s few remaining contracts to the State Department. Over ...
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Study: 14 million lives could be lost due to Trump aid cuts
The Trump administration is formally shutting down the United States Agency for International Development today, after cancelling 83% of its programs earlier this year. The administration says the ...
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Why We Couldn’t Sell America on USAID | Wichita Eagle
On July 1, the Trump administration will effectively dissolve the United States Agency for International Development and shunt the agency’s few remaining contracts to the State Department. Over ...
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Why We Couldn’t Sell America on USAID | Modesto Bee
On July 1, the Trump administration will effectively dissolve the United States Agency for International Development and shunt the agency’s few remaining contracts to the State Department. Over ...