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Republicans Scrap Cuts to PEPFAR Anti-AIDS Program
The deal would shield PEPFAR from the Trump Administration’s plan to cancel billions in previously approved but unspent federal funds. The decision came after several Republican senators objected to including the widely celebrated HIV/AIDS initiative in a list of programs targeted for clawbacks under Trump’s campaign to root out what he has called “ waste,
GOP-led Senate votes to cancel $9 billion in funding for foreign aid, NPR and PBS
The spending cuts package, requested by the White House, heads back to the House ahead of a Friday deadline for Trump to sign it into law.
Exclusive: USAID cancelled rape survivor kits for Congo as conflict erupted
The emergency kits include medication to prevent HIV and other sexually transmitted infections, as well as unwanted pregnancies.
Northwest public broadcasters brace for new reality as Republicans in Congress race to defund public media, foreign aid
Northwest public radio and television stations were bracing for the fallout after an overnight vote by House Republicans that will rescind about $9 billion in funding Congress had already approved for foreign aid programs and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,
Senate approves cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid
Two Republican senators voted no in the early hours of July 17. The legislation returns to the House for approval ahead of a Friday deadline.
Senate advances Trump's request to cancel billions in foreign aid, NPR and PBS funding
Washington — The Senate could move forward as soon as Tuesday on a request from the White House to claw back $9.4 billion in funds for international aid and public broadcasting as Congress faces a Friday deadline to act.
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USAID cuts may cause 14 million more deaths in next five years, study says
Funding cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) by the Trump administration could lead to more than 14 million additional deaths globally over the next five years, according to
USAID cuts could lead to millions of deaths, researchers warn
From disaster relief to fighting world hunger, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) was at the center of it all. But now, several medical researchers are issuing a chilling warning,
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U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst speaks in support of USAID, public broadcasting cuts
The Iowa Republican spoke in support of the bill passed early Thursday making cuts to foreign aid and public broadcasting.
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US to destroy 500 tons of emergency food aid paid for by tax dollars
Initially purchased by the U.S. Agency for International Development under the Biden administration, the taxpayer-funded food — worth $800,000 — will soon be incinerated after sitting for months in a warehouse in Dubai. The Atlantic reported the incineration of the food will cost taxpayers an additional $130,000.
Foreign aid cuts will have devastating effects but few political consequences
Despite the pain and suffering these cuts to humanitarian aid will cause, they seem unlikely to become election issues.
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