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Trump administration says it’s cutting 90 percent of USAID foreign aid contracts

Feb 27, 2025

The Trump administration said Wednesday it is eliminating more than 90 percent of the US Agency for International Development’s foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall US assistance around the world, putting numbers on its plans to…
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‘They take advantage of us’: Trump amid row over alleged USAID funding to India

Feb 23, 2025

Doubling down on his harsh stance over the alleged United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funding for elections in India, US President Donald Trump said that India doesn’t need the money. “18 million dollars for helping…
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Donald Trump hints at USAID interference in India’s elections: ‘They were trying to get…

Feb 20, 2025

US President Donald Trump on Thursday hit out at the previous Joe Biden administration, accusing it of interfering in elections in India. While addressing the FII PRIORITY Summit in Miami, Trump said,"Why do we need to spend $21 million on…
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Groups representing federal workers file suit to stop Trump’s shutdown of USAID

Feb 7, 2025

Federal workers associations filed suit late Thursday asking a federal court to stop the Trump administration’s “effective dismantling” of the lead US aid agency. The lawsuit by the American Foreign Service Association and the American…
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Over 1,000 USAID officials call for Gaza cease-fire in letter

Nov 11, 2023

More than 1,000 officials in the US Agency for International Development (USAID) have signed an open letter urging the Biden administration to call for an immediate cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas, according to a copy of the…
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