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Right-Wing Crusade Against USAID Has Been Fueled by Falsehoods
As the Trump administration works to dismantle the aid agency, right-wing influencers have flooded the internet with falsehoods about its work.The New York Times - Feb. 8 -
USAID freeze risks 'deadly consequences' as work halts in Gaza, agencies warn
Aid agencies are sounding the alarm about Gaza after President Donald Trump suspended the U.S. Agency for International Development.NBC News - Feb. 8 -
How USAID freeze could be the most catastrophic for women and girls
Women and girls are more susceptible to HIV and malaria in many developing countries.NBC News - Feb. 8 -
Gutting USAID Will Have a Monumental Effect on Combating Climate Change
The agency was a key player in renewable energy and disaster protection around the world—until Elon Musk showed up.Wired - Feb. 8 -
USAID employee describes "atmosphere of fear" amid foreign aid freeze
"Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" host Margaret Brennan speaks with a USAID staffer about the Trump administration's pause on foreign assistance and the impact it has had on the industry. ...CBS News - Feb. 8 -
Confusion, tears and 'Hunger Games' at USAID as agency prepares to go dark
"We feel like it's closing time at the store and we're the ones left to turn off the lights," one career official told ABC News.ABC News - Feb. 8 -
Rep. Michael McCaul says USAID needs to "return to the core mission principles"
Republican Rep. Michael McCaul of Texas, the former chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee who had once been a big supporter of USAID, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the ...CBS News - Feb. 9 -
Sen. Bill Hagerty says he believes there is a "tremendous appetite" to dismantle USAID
Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty of Tennessee, an ally of President Trump, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he believes there is a "tremendous appetite" for Mr. Trump to dismantle and ...CBS News - Feb. 9 -
Pope's envoy worried over USAID cuts, US migrant crackdown
The Vatican's charity is voicing outrage at what it calls the “reckless” and “unhuman” U.S. plans to gut USAIDABC News - Feb. 10 -
How the USAID freeze impacts American farmers and hungry people around the world
NBC News' Andrea Mitchell reports on the global consequences and domestic economic effects of the recent push to dismantle USAID.NBC News - Feb. 11 -
Authoritarian leaders in former Soviet bloc seize on Musk’s USAid crackdown
Region’s autocrats join in persecution of agency that provided aid and helped to build up civil society in 1990s. Across the former Soviet bloc, rightwing and autocratic governments have their ...The Guardian - Feb. 12 -
Watch live: House panel convenes hearing on USAID amid DOGE overhaul
The House Foreign Affairs Committee is holding a hearing Thursday morning looking into what GOP leadership has called the "betrayal" of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The ...The Hill - Feb. 13 -
USAID Lifesaving Aid Remains Halted Despite Rubio’s Promise
A new directive puts further exemptions on hold. Aid workers also say the U.S. government has made it impossible to pay partners around the world.The New York Times - Feb. 13 -
Merging USAID into the State Department is a good idea being carried out badly
Placing the administration of development aid within a country’s foreign ministry is not some strange, grasping display of control freakery.The Hill - 6d -
'My wife fears sex, I fear death' - impacts of the USAID freeze
Despite a US waiver allowing the resumption of humanitarian help, life-saving services have shut.BBC News - 5d -
USAID should help those in need, not serve as a slush fund for leftist priorities
While the left cries about unelected officials like Elon Musk and his team who are uncovering waste, fraud and abuse, perhaps they should first take a look at the unelected officials that have run ...The Hill - 4d -
USAID official says 'changes' to system have delayed payments to some staffers
A top USAID official acknowledged that "changes" in the agency's payment system had left some foreign service officers without "certain allowance payments."ABC News - 3d -
USAID worker blames 'stress and strain' of aid freeze for wife's pregnancy scare
A U.S. foreign service officer blamed the Trump administration's "cruel and harmful shutdown" of USAID for threatening the lives of his pregnant wife and unborn child.ABC News - 2d -
USAID Climate Programs Fighting Extremism and Unrest Are Closing Down
Heat, drought and floods are growing security risks, Western defense officials say, feeding instability and violence that could prove costly in the long term.The New York Times - 2d -
Social Security Administration acting commissioner steps down
The Social Security Administration's acting commissioner has stepped down from her role at the agency.CBS News - 2d -
CFPB terminates dozens of employees: Reports
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) fired dozens of employees late Tuesday, according to media reports. The agency sent termination notices to about 70 probationary employees, Reuters ...The Hill - Feb. 12 -
Musk to rehire Treasury DOGE staffer behind racist posts after Trump endorses idea
Marko Elez was on the DOGE team formed by Elon Musk and tasked by President Donald Trump with cutting federal spending and reducing the government workforce.CNBC - Feb. 7 -
‘It’s Pure Chaos.’ Government Contractors Chart an Uncertain Path After Trump’s Sweeping Anti-DEI Orders
Government contractors worry that running afoul of Donald Trump’s executive orders on DEI will cost them funding, which could have disastrous results.Inc. - Feb. 7 -
Stock market suffers weekly loss after Trump tariff jitters strike again
The U.S. stock market slumped Friday, with the S&P 500 giving up its weekly gain after investors fretted over reciprocal tariffs planned by President Donald Trump.MarketWatch - Feb. 7 -
Trump questions whether Time Magazine 'still in business' after Musk cover reveal
President Trump weighed in on Time Magazine's reveal of a cover featuring tech billionaire Elon Musk, seemingly mocking the outlet that named him its "Person of the Year" in 2024. Asked on Friday ...The Hill - Feb. 8 -
Thousands protest against Trump’s war on immigrants after Ice raids: ‘Fight for our neighbors’
Protesters in Colorado express solidarity with the undocumented after dramatic raids throughout Denver. Thousands took to the streets on Wednesday and Saturday last week following a series of ...The Guardian - Feb. 9 -
Egypt announces emergency Arab summit after Trump's Gaza plan infuriates key allies
Egypt has announced it will host an emergency Arab summit on Feb. 27 to discuss “new and dangerous developments” after U.S. President Donald Trump proposed to resettle Palestinians from the Gaza StripABC News - Feb. 9 -
Tariff hawks eager to see de minimis rule shuttered after Trump pause
President Trump pumped the brakes last week on a pledge to shut down an import tax exemption for cheap consumer goods from China, his latest last-second swerve in a global game of chicken playing ...The Hill - Feb. 10 -
3 top consumer bureau officials depart after Trump admin halts work
Three top officials at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) left the agency Tuesday, after the agency’s acting director ordered staff to halt all work. CFPB Deputy Director Zixta ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Jordan, Arab nations oppose Palestinian displacement, Abdullah says after Trump meeting
King Abdullah II of Jordan said Tuesday that Arab nations are unified in their opposition to displacing Palestinians from Gaza, following a meeting with President Trump in which the president ...The Hill - Feb. 11 -
Is Intel now a Trump stock? Its shares surge after upbeat comments by J.D. Vance.
Shares of Intel Corp. were surging on Tuesday after Vice President J.D. Vance made bullish comments about semiconductor manufacturing in the U.S. at an artificial-intelligence summit in Paris.MarketWatch - Feb. 11 -
Ronald Rowe, who led Secret Service after Trump assassination attempt, is retiring
Rowe led the Secret Service as acting director after Kimberly Cheatle's resignation in the wake of the assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Pennsylvania last July.CBS News - Feb. 11 -
WATCH: Marc Fogel greeted by Trump at the White House after being freed from Russia
American teacher Marc Fogel met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. Fogel was released by Russia after a years long imprisonment on drug charges.ABC News - Feb. 11 -
Inflation picks up speed after Trump promised to ‘rapidly’ bring down prices
Consumer price index rose by 3% in January as president has yet to fulfill pledge of tackling high cost of living. New inflation rate at odds with Trump’s promise to lower prices Inflation ...The Guardian - Feb. 12 -
Marc Fogel greeted by Trump at the White House after being freed from Russia
American Marc Fogel, who has been held in Russia since being arrested on drug charges in 2021, has been freed, according to the White House.ABC News - Feb. 12 -
No lasting peace in Ukraine without European role in talks, leaders say after Trump-Putin call
Statement from countries including France, Germany and UK comes after US president says he and Putin are ready to begin talks. European powers, including Britain, France and Germany, have said they ...The Guardian - Feb. 13 -
Trump's presence looms as Florida GOP passes immigration deal after weeks of infighting
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Republicans on Thursday passed legislation they called the “strongest” immigration enforcement bill in any state in the country, after a fight that amplified political ...NBC News - 6d -
Zelenskyy protests US, Russia negotiating over Ukraine's head after Trump-Putin call
Ukraine and key European nations demanded a role in any negotiations to end Russia's war on the country, after President Donald Trump announced they would begin.ABC News - 6d -
Issa Rae cancels sold-out event at Kennedy Center after Trump takeover
Television producer Shonda Rhimes and singer-songwriter Ben Folds have also cut ties with the Kennedy Center after President Trump's takeover of the venue.CBS News - 6d -
Issa Rae cancels sold-out Kennedy Center show after Trump takeover
Issa Rae is canceling her sold-out show at the Kennedy Center as the fallout for the Washington institution deepens after President Trump named himself chair of its board. "Thank you so much for ...The Hill - 6d