WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-DE), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), issued the following statement after United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Acting Administrator … [Read more…]
The USAID and the State Department are currently in a state of disarray, with leadership seemingly at a loss…USAID reinstates contracts for Georgia company that helps feed malnourished kids…
after Elon Musks responds to CNN reporting.. Washington CNN — The CEO of a plant in Georgia that makes a special peanut butter paste for severely malnourished children around the world told CNN that his company’s contracts with the US Agency for International Development that had been abruptly canceled last week were all reinstated late … [Read more…]
Nick Enrich, the acting Assistant Administrator of USAID, has been placed on administrative leave…
…following the release of a memo in which he outlined how political appointees have “entirely obstructed” staff efforts to sustain life-saving aid The memo, by Nicholas Enrich, the acting assistant administrator for global health, contradicts claims by Secretary of State Marco Rubio that a functioning system is in place for exempting lifesaving assistance from the … [Read more…]
Will Political Appointee Pete Marocco Be Replaced? Pete Marocco Keeps Trying to Prevent Bill Cassidy from Learning the Truth about USAID
There’s been an underlying tension throughout the five week DOGE effort to suffocate USAID (and with it, millions of people around the world). After Trump halted foreign assistance, Republicans spoke up, often quietly; but John Cornyn did so publicly in a hearing, Jerry Moran did so as well (in part to support Kansas Ag markets), … [Read more…]
What Will Become of U.S.A.I.D.’s Funding? A Billionaire’s Son Has Some Ideas.
Benjamin Black, a son of the private equity mogul Leon Black and likely head of the International Development Finance Corporation, wants a piece of U.S.A.I.D.’s funding to invest in “pro-market” projects overseas. MORE
The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway.
The axing of some 10,000 programs has consigned untold numbers of children and refugees to death, officials say. Documents and interviews reveal that the State Department appears to have made the cuts without the careful review it described in court. MORE
Harsh findings on Trump’s aid freeze kept secret by USAID watchdog
Two reports showing dire impacts on Africa and Gaza have not been released in fear of Trump’s wrath, official says The watchdog for the U.S. Agency for International Development has yet to release two critical reports onthe consequences of President Donald Trump’s funding freeze oncrucial services in Africa and the Middle East, amid fears of … [Read more…]
OIG’s Audit Report on the President’s Malaria Initiative in Africa
Malaria, the world’s deadliest mosquito-borne illness, is a longstanding health problem that leads to over half a million deaths annually. Africa had 95 percent of all malaria cases and 96 percent of deaths in 2022. The USAID-led U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) has been a key player in the fight against malaria. USAID has invested … [Read more…]
Administration’s DEI Rollback Efforts Paused by Federal Judge
Late on Friday, a federal judge in Maryland issued a preliminary injunction pausing certain elements of the Trump Administration’s two recent executive orders (“EOs”) addressing “illegal DEI programs.” The two EOs, Exec. Order 14151, Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing (the “J20 Order”) and Exec. Order 14173, Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity (“J21 Order”), … [Read more…]