Democratic senator defends USAID allegedly funding Sesame Street show in Iraq for teaching 'values'
Del., defended reports that U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) helped to fund a $20 million children’s program ...
'Sesame Street in Iraq': USAID's 'wasteful and dangerous' spending exposed by senator
Sen. Joni Ernst published a list of USAID funding projects across the years, including pottery classes in Morocco and a ...
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USAID Kept My Troops Safe in Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, USAID saved a lot of American lives. Those wells, schools, and hospitals may have eventually fallen into the ...
Watchdog warns Trump’s dismantling of vetting at USAID means US money could reach terror groups
The Trump administration’s dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and its sweeping freeze on ...
Opinion: USAID’s work is vital to America’s own national interest
It is more cost-effective and humane to assist people in their home country than to build walls to keep them out of ours.
Sen. Joni Ernst warns of ‘willful sabotage’ at USAID, cites millions in funding for Wuhan lab, terrorists and more
The embattled US Agency for International Development has engaged in “willful sabotage of congressional oversight” over recent years while doling out taxpayer dollars to groups that overbilled the US ...
Dismantling of USAID leaves no staff to process aid waivers, sources say
The dismantling of USAID by the Trump administration means there are no staff to process waivers submitted by food and other ...
Could USAID cuts lead to US tax dollars funding terror groups?
The Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle USAID and freeze foreign aid have severely impacted oversight, raising concerns that US taxpayer money could inadvertently reach terrorist groups. A ...
USAID Programs at Risk of Being Gutted by Elon Musk, and What They Cost
Foreign aid programs at risk of being cut by Trump and Musk represent a tiny fraction of overall federal spending.
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Gutting USAID food aid programs threatens millions of dollars for Louisiana rice farmers
Millions in USAID money has gone to some of the largest rice mill operations in the state, such as Supreme Rice in Crowley ...
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'Sesame Street in Iraq': USAID's 'wasteful and dangerous' spending exposed by senator
Ernst highlighted that the agency "authorized a whopping $20 million to create a Sesame Street in Iraq." Under the Biden administration, USAID awarded $20 million to a nonprofit called Sesame ...