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), and Bill Cassidy did so on Xitter, demanding that lifesaving programs that Republicans have long supported be restarted. MORE