In Trump’s War on Foreign Aid, a Loyal Soldier Returns to Battle
A meeting between a Hungarian official and Pete Marocco, the top Trump appointee in charge of foreign aid, signals a new ...
Trump Official Destroying USAID Secretly Met With Christian Nationalists Abroad in Defiance of U.S. Policy
Now one of the most powerful people in the U.S. government, Peter Marocco’s turbulent tenure during the first Trump ...
How Rubio, once an avid USAID supporter, came to oversee its gutting
When Marco Rubio testified during his confirmation to become secretary of state, he said that one of the things that ...
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 ...
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USAID to put nearly all staff on leave Friday; overseas missions shuttering
USAID announced that all "direct-hire personnel" will be placed on leave with some exceptions for those on "mission-critical ...
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Pete Marocco Tapped To Lead USAID Despite Allegations He Attended Jan. 6 Riot
As the fate of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) hangs in the balance as the Trump administration ...
How spending $153M to pay its bills put USAID in DOGE’s crosshairs
In Washington, many conservatives are cheering the Musk-led DOGE’s gutting of USAID as an example of how it is possible to ...
Ambassador Tells Rubio U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Would Cause ‘Major Vulnerability’ in Africa
Other diplomats across the continent are sending similar cables to the secretary of state to try to maintain lifesaving aid ...
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Scoop: US foreign aid review officially begins — after many awards cut
The U.S. State Department has begun its official 90-day review of USAID ’s programs — though hundreds of awards have already ...