It Is Happening Every Day, Every Where
Pete Marocco oversaw the cutting of thousands of contracts at U.S.A.I.D. and the firing of most of its roughly 10,000 workers. Aid agency employees have accused him of mismanagement.
The U.N. food program said the new cuts “could amount to a death sentence” for millions of desperate people.
The complaint against the businessman, Bashar Masri, does not say that he knew about the Oct. 7 attack in advance but does assert that he was aware of the Hamas military infrastructure at his properties.
The move comes despite Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying the U.S. would still do some humanitarian work while shrinking foreign aid. Democratic lawmakers have denounced the cuts.
Democratic senators said in a letter that the administration was failing its first test of humanitarian aid as China and Russia send teams to help.
The United States was a key supplier of contraceptives in many developing countries. The Trump administration has ended that support.
President Trump has turned a central precept of American diplomacy on its head, embracing fellow leaders who abandon democratic principles.
The appeals court panel said that whatever influence Elon Musk and DOGE had, it was ultimately agency officials who had signed off on the various moves to gut the agency.
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.
A 281-page spreadsheet obtained by The Times lists the Trump administration’s plans for thousands of foreign aid programs.