Trump administration cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts, documents show

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Let Them Eat Art?

Elon Musk and his allies in the Trump administration are ending most U.S. foreign-assistance programs. But until recently, there was still money for decorating.

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Trump and Rubio Officially Wave Goodbye to Ebola Control

The Secretary of State signed off on terminating 5,800 USAID foreign aid contracts. So much for our efforts to contain deadly disease breakouts abroad.

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Trump Cuts USAID’s Contracts by 90%, Gives Staffers 15 Minutes to Clear Desks

Earlier Thursday, the Trump administration announced it was cutting 90% of USAID’s overseas contracts and $60 billion in U.S. assistance around the world. The move will terminate funding for critical polio, HIV, malaria and nutrition programs, among other things. Thousands of USAID employees were given 15 minutes to clear out their desks. Peers and supporters greeted fired workers as they left the building. Amanda Nataro: “I worry about the peop…

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Op-Ed: Why foreign assistance for LGBTQ+ rights in the U.S. national interests

As the Trump administration moves forward with plans to gut U.S. foreign assistance programs, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, now also serving as acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), said the moves are necessary to ensure that every dollar spent abroad “furthers our national interest.”One area of USAID’s work that critics point to as “wasteful” is the agency’s LGBTQ program. But those characterizations a…

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The U.S. government under President Trump has drastically reduced its development aid. UN Secretary-General Guterres warns against the negative consequences. It would also undermine US interests - for example in the fight against drugs.

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Tech Titan Microsoft Partnered Extensively with USAID on Third World Internet Projects

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) became the most visible symbol of government waste and ideological partisanship after DOGE exposed the vast sums it spent around the world promoting a variety of leftist causes including online censorship. What is less well-known is the now-shuttered agency’s work with big tech companies, notably Microsoft.