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Several federal websites have gone dark in recent days, including USAID’s. Peter Marocco is now overseeing the re-organization of USAID alongside Musk’s DOGE office. Can the Trump administration really dismantle USAID without a peep from Congress? The short answer is no. USAID came into existence on September 4, 1961, when Congress passed the Foreign Assistance … [Read more…]
Protest at the Capitol on Wednesday (Feb 5) at 11:30 – Organized by retired and former USAID and State Dpt staff, implementing partners, and friends to protest at the Capitol on Wednesday (Feb 5) at 11:30 am. Meet at Upper Senate Park, Constitution and Delaware Ave NE. Goal – Highlight the devastating impact of the … [Read more…]
House Democrats urged President Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio to lift the foreign assistance freeze mandated by an executive order from earlier this week, cutting off most U.S-funded foreign development projects around the world. The Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fla.), the ranking … [Read more…]