USAID & trump administration

Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Abolishing of USAID 

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Washington, DC – Representative Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement condemning the Trump administration for unilaterally shutting down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) without Congressional approval. “For two months, the Trump administration has chaotically gutted USAID, ignoring Congress and leaving urgent questions unanswered, and now … [Read more…]

MESSAGE FROM USAID – Special Notice to All Foreign Assistance Recipients

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On February 13, 2025, the Court hearing the case of AIDS Vaccine Coalition v. U.S. Department of State and Global Health Council v. Trump entered a temporary restraining order against the Department of State, USAID, and OMB, that contains the following operative language:  “Consistent with the reasoning above, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendants Marco … [Read more…]

Abolishing USAID Is Both Unconstitutional and Disastrous

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The State Department isn’t ready to handle vital disease-prevention efforts worldwide. Dissolving USAID or merging it into the State Department without the authorization of Congress would be unconstitutional. Article I of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the legislative prerogative to create and abolish agencies. And that authority has been affirmed by the judiciary in the … [Read more…]

USAID missions overseas ordered to shut down, staff being recalled by Friday

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Washington — All overseas missions for the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, have been ordered to shut down and all staff will be recalled by Friday, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News.  The newly appointed deputy administrator for the agency, Pete Marocco, met with State Department leadership on Tuesday and instructed them to … [Read more…]

Trump Administration Goes After Senior USAID Officials Following Aid Freeze

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WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) – The Trump administration has put on leave about 60 senior career officials at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), sources familiar with the matter said, after Washington put a sweeping freeze on U.S. aid worldwide. The administration on Saturday urged USAID staff to help transform how Washington allocates aid … [Read more…]