59/aid
What USAID does, and why Trump and Musk want to get rid of it
Tue, 04 Feb 2025 07:39:00 GMT
Over the last two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. agency charged with delivering humanitarian assistance overseas that has left aid ...
US aid cuts are hurting Africa’s ability to respond to disease outbreaks, health chief says
Thu, 13 Mar 2025 08:21:00 GMT
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Aid cuts by the United States are hurting Africa’s capacity to respond to disease outbreaks, the head of the continent’s public health agency said Thursday ...
Africa Received Billions in U.S. Aid. Here’s What It Will Lose.
Fri, 07 Mar 2025 16:00:00 GMT
The continent is now expected to be the hardest hit by the Trump administration’s aid cuts. The United States spent decades responding to conflicts and disease in Africa. The continent is now ...
UN chief describes aid cuts as 'crime' during visit to Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh
Fri, 14 Mar 2025 23:22:00 GMT
Cox's Bazar, Mar 14 (AP) UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Friday described humanitarian aid cuts by the United States and countries in Europe to Bangladesh, where thousands of Rohingya ...
US foreign aid cuts leave a funding gap that private donors are unlikely to fill
Thu, 06 Mar 2025 15:59:00 GMT
Charitable organizations that relied on U.S. foreign assistance are looking to different private and public donors now that the Trump administration suspended nearly all foreign aid contracts.
Chief justice allows Trump administration to keep foreign aid frozen for now
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 18:14:00 GMT
John Roberts intervened after the Trump administration told the high court that it could not comply with a midnight deadline to unfreeze payments.
Woman admits bilking $5M from Department of Education in ‘straw students’ scam
Wed, 26 Feb 2025 20:51:00 GMT
Melvin, 59, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with the theft of millions from the federal student aid program, federal prosecutors said. At sentencing later this year ...
Judge Gives Trump Administration Deadline to Release Foreign Aid
Mon, 24 Feb 2025 16:00:00 GMT
By Zach Montague Reporting from Washington A federal judge on Tuesday directed the Trump administration to unfreeze foreign aid funding within ... number of bills by 11:59 p.m. Eastern time ...