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On Monday, Musk announced that the administration was working to shutter the agency, a week after hundreds of USAID contractors were placed on unpaid leave and some were terminated following a freeze on U.S. foreign aid that Trump imposed worldwide.
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Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
In its complaint, the AFL-CIO said DOGE had already taken control of sensitive Treasury Department data, accessed sensitive information on federal workers housed at the Office of Personnel Management, and effectively dismantled USAID, the main U.S. agency responsible for foreign aid.
—Luc Cohen, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Wrapped into the billions the U.S. spends annually on foreign aid — more than any other nation — are hundreds of grants for grassroots groups dedicated to fighting for democracy in authoritarian countries around the world.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 Feb. 2025
In 2023, the U.S. spent about $40 billion in foreign aid, contributing the highest amount of humanitarian assistance globally.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 6 Feb. 2025
In its complaint, the AFL-CIO said DOGE had already taken control of sensitive Treasury Department data, accessed sensitive information on federal workers housed at the Office of Personnel Management, and effectively dismantled USAID, the main U.S. agency responsible for foreign aid.
—Luc Cohen, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Wrapped into the billions the U.S. spends annually on foreign aid — more than any other nation — are hundreds of grants for grassroots groups dedicated to fighting for democracy in authoritarian countries around the world.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 6 Feb. 2025
In 2023, the U.S. spent about $40 billion in foreign aid, contributing the highest amount of humanitarian assistance globally.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Foreign aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20aid. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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