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Monday briefing: How Trump’s cuts to USAID are already harming the world’s worst off • Apr. 21, 2025, 2:39 AM ET (The Guardian)
Children go hungry in Afghanistan after Trump cuts to USAID • Apr. 20, 2025, 10:07 AM ET (Deutsche Welle)
DOGE associate is made acting head of foreign assistance at the State Department, a US official says • Apr. 15, 2025, 4:56 PM ET (AP)
White House proposes drastic cuts to State Department and funding for UN, NATO and other groups • Apr. 14, 2025, 9:31 PM ET (AP)
A British billionaire funded therapeutic food production amid USAID 'craziness.' It won't be enough • Apr. 14, 2025, 9:18 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As United States Agency for International Development • USAID
Date 1961 - present
Related People Samantha Power

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