Foreign Aid

Trump Administration Moves to Eliminate USAID With Final Cuts

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The staff of U.S.A.I.D. will be reduced to some 15 legally required positions. The agency employed about 10,000 people before the Trump administration entered office.

Russell Vought, Trump’s Budget Chief, Wants to Cut ‘Woke’ Spending

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Russell T. Vought, leader of the Office of Management and Budget, aims to marry extreme austerity with his Christian values.

USAID’s New Leadership Includes DOGE Official Who Helped Dismantle Agency

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he had canceled 83 percent of U.S.A.I.D.’s programs. A federal judge found that efforts to shutter the agency were likely unconstitutional.

Trump Administration Ends Tracking of Kidnapped Ukrainian Children in Russia

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A Democratic lawmaker is drafting a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking whether a database on thousands of children has been deleted.

Why the Arabic ‘Sesame Street’ and Other Cuts Are Not Really About Fraud

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As President Trump and Elon Musk cut federal programs, they often equate political and policy differences with corruption.

Rubio Says a Cease-Fire in Ukraine Could Happen in ‘Days’ if Russia Agrees

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said top diplomats from the Group of 7 allies meeting in Canada should focus on ending the war. And he shrugged off President Trump’s threats to annex Canada.

U.S.A.I.D. Official Orders Employees to Shred or Burn Classified and Personnel Records

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A union representing career diplomats demanded that the aid agency follow the Federal Records Act. Some documents could be relevant in court cases.