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In freezing foreign aid, the US leaves people to die – and allows China to come to the rescue

One of the executive orders US President Donald Trump signed the day he was inaugurated was a 90-day pause in US foreign development assistance.

The Conversation · Feb 5, 2025

Marco Rubio tweet calling foreign aid 'critical' resurfaces as he talks about cutting USAID

‘We must make sure it is well spent, but it is less than 1 percent of budget & critical to our national security,’ Rubio said in 2017

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025

Marjorie Taylor Greene Announces Bill To Declare English As Official Language Of The United States: 'Cosponsors Welcome!'

The lawmaker said she is also introducing a project to abolish USAID

Latin Times · Feb 4, 2025

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‘Shock, disbelief and fear’: Inside USAID as Elon Musk works to dismantle humanitarian agency

Elon Musk is leading an attack on the 63-year-old humanitarian agency, causing chaos for lifesaving programs abroad and staff at home

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

How the world’s richest man laid waste the US government

Elon Musk has achieved astonishing power in Trump’s administration – and spent the weekend wielding it

The Guardian - US · Feb 4, 2025

ChatGPT Seemingly Outs Elon Musk's Interest in USAID as Agency Was 'Designed to Ensure' Elections Are 'Free and Fair'

ChatGPT appeared to out Elon Musk's interest in USAID after it told a TikTok user that USAID was "designed to ensure" that elections are "free and fair."

Latin Times · Feb 4, 2025

Musk has autonomy 'almost no one can control' as he oversees unprecedented overhaul of federal workforce

Musk’s authority has White House officials feeling helpless and left in the dark, according to a new report

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

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White House confirms Elon Musk is a 'special government employee’ who could avoid publicly disclosing finances and conflicts of interest—and will only work for 130 days a year

Musk’s last two weeks have been marked by a frenzy of activity and a claim he’s been sleeping in the DOGE office.

Fortune · Feb 4, 2025

Bill Gates fires back at Elon Musk for calling USAID a ‘ball of worms’

‘So I’m a little worried, particularly with this USAID stuff,’ Bill Gates said during a Tuesday interview on The View. ‘They’re not actually worms that work there.’

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

USAid shutdown isn’t just a humanitarian issue – it’s a threat to American interests

The website for the United States Agency for International Development (USAid), the world’s biggest aid donor, has gone dark.

The Conversation · Feb 4, 2025

Senator Rubio Defends Aid Waiver Amid Disruption Concerns

Senator Marco Rubio addresses concerns about aid organizations' disruption despite a waiver for foreign assistance, emphasizing clarity and compliance in l...

Rubio Asks If Aid Groups 'Sabotaging' Projects Over US Fund Freeze

Secretary of State Marco Rubio alleged Tuesday that some aid groups may have intentionally sabotaged projects to make a point after he froze most US assistance.

International Business Times · Feb 4, 2025

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt Says She Has No Idea If Elon Musk Has A Security Clearance

Leavitt was grilled on whether the head of DOGE had a security clearance or passed a background check.

International Business Times · Feb 4, 2025

Secretary Of State Rubio Focuses On Immigration In Costa Rica

Secretary of State Rubio addresses immigration, USAID changes, and El Salvador's offer to host U.S. deportees.

Interim U.S. Attorney Vows Legal Action Against Saboteurs

Interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin takes a firm stance to protect the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) from interference amid corruption concerns.

Salon · Feb 4, 2025

The rush to preserve data Trump deleted

The race is on to save public information about health and science before Trump makes it disappear

Salon · Feb 4, 2025

DOGE still blocking HIV/AIDS relief

The White House said it was allowing "lifesaving" foreign aid to continue, but DOGE's actions suggest otherwise

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2025

Deaths predicted amid the chaos of Elon Musk’s shutdown of USAid

The impact of the billionaire’s declaration has been swift and brutal, with food and crucial drugs abandoned in warehouses, vital programmes closed and workers laid off

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Reason · Feb 4, 2025

Is DOGE a 'Constitutional Crisis'?

Plus: USAID and Education Department cuts, tariff deal reached, and more...

Latin Times · Feb 4, 2025

Senate Republican's Message to 'Friends' Concerned Over Trump Admin's USAID Cuts: 'Call Somebody Who Cares'

"You better get used to this. It's USAID today, it's going to be the Department of Education tomorrow," the Republican senator said

The Conversation · Feb 4, 2025

Hunger rises as food aid falls – and those living under autocratic systems bear the brunt

“No famine has ever taken place in the history of the world in a functioning democracy,” observed Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen in his 1999 book “Development as Freedom.”

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025

America First mapped: All the countries Trump has threatened in his first weeks as president

Dozens of countries have already been directly affected by Trump’s threats of tariffs and the withdrawal of US aid since he assumed office two weeks ago

Salon · Feb 4, 2025

Elon Musk's troll takeover is no joke

Musk's illegal government takeover is scary on its own — but the people he's bringing along make it even worse

Salon · Feb 4, 2025

Withdrawing from WHO puts US at risk

The Trump administration is limiting the nation’s ability to respond to infectious disease as Marburg, Ebola rise

International Business Times · Feb 4, 2025

'President Musk' Trends On X Amid USAID 'Shutdown,' Democratic Backlash Against 'Unelected Billionaire'

Elon Musk is under fire on his own social media platform following his calls for humanitarian aid agency USAID's shutdown, and Democrats are calling him a "terrible president."

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