Cost of the Trump Administration’s Foreign Aid Debacle

Foreign Aid Freeze Throws Global Programs Into Chaos. Here Is What to Know.
Critics say a Trump administration order calls into question the United States’ global standing and reliability.
Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze: A Step in the Right Direction
President Donald Trump ordered an immediate freeze on virtually all US foreign aid and issued a “stop-work” order on current grants and
The Cost of the Trump Administration’s Foreign Aid Debacle
An overzealous effort at reforming the U.S. Agency for International Development will dismantle programs that enhance U.S. security, save lives, and boost United States’ image around the globe.
Treasury Sought to Freeze Foreign Aid Payments, Emails Show
Trump administration appointees and allies of Elon Musk wanted to use the Treasury’s sensitive payment system to block disbursements.
Trump’s Freeze on Foreign Aid Will Make Diseases Surge
Trump's foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world's authoritarian strongmen
When President Trump froze foreign assistance, he argued the drastic step was needed to eliminate waste and block what he derides as “woke” spending. Experts say the suspension has another, far more serious consequence: emboldening authoritarian strongmen.
Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without H.I.V. Treatment
President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.
Trump administration's foreign aid freeze puts Manitoba-led program in jeopardy
A freeze on USAID research funding could kill a University of Manitoba outreach program that saves lives in Nairobi. Assistant Prof. Julie Lajoie says 50,000 people get AIDs prevention drugs through the program,
The US State Department says humanitarian assistance can continue. Foreign aid workers say that’s not happening
US-funded aid work around the world has been largely brought to a standstill, multiple sources tell CNN, despite Secretary of ...
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Elon Musk and Donald Trump Are Not Fixing U.S. Foreign Aid but Destroying It
The new Administration’s move to shutter U.S.A.I.D. has halted vital aid programs around the world and left thousands of ...
What Rubio told U.S. diplomats about the future of foreign aid, as most programs paused
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told U.S. diplomats behind closed doors about how foreign aid will be distributed by the Trump ...
Trump’s cuts to foreign aid could benefit US position in Iran negotiations, expert says
President Donald Trump's decision to freeze foreign aid could have come at a perfect time for negotiations with Iran, where ...
Forced leaves start for thousands at USAID under a Trump plan to gut the foreign aid agency
Forced leaves pulling all but a fraction of staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development off the job around the ...
Nonprofits, NGOs scramble to provide global aid amid USAID uncertainly
International aid and development work funded by the U.S. government has almost entirely come to a halt, leaders in ...
Exclusive: US food purchases for foreign aid halted despite waiver, sources say
The U.S. has stopped purchases for foreign food aid programs since the Trump administration began a sweeping review of ...
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What the data says about U.S. foreign aid
The $71.9 billion in foreign aid that the government spent in fiscal year 2023 works out to 1.2% of that year’s total federal spending.
Trump freezes aid to South Africa over controversial land law, claiming discrimination against White farmers
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Friday aimed at freezing assistance to South Africa over a controversial ...