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How Trump is “illegally” holding back funds
Protesters in D.C. called attention to the Trump administration’s refusal to disburse money, even though Congress appropriated it. Yesterday, protesters laid on the ground in a busy intersection near the White House to call attention to the Trump administration’s refusal to pay for HIV prevention and care. I was there to report for the Guardian…
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Foreign aid is a test balloon — and its future is now up to Congress
The Trump administration has targeted USAID before moving on to other controversial cuts. This time may be no different. Last Tuesday, President Trump asked Congress to rescind $8.3 billion in foreign aid that lawmakers had already approved in 2024 and 2025 budgets. I reported on what this means, especially for HIV prevention and treatment, for…
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Why does John Green think everything is tuberculosis?
A resurgence of the deadliest infectious disease could be on the horizon. But increased funding could end it for good. I wrote recently for the Guardian about TBFighters, a group of people who are trying to end tuberculosis. The entire piece was a delight to write; I really enjoyed meeting everyone I interviewed, and I’m…
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U.S. alleges foreign aid groups committed “fraud”
The State Department said, without citing evidence, that foreign assistance was cut because funds may have been misused. The U.S. Agency for International Development recently canceled at least $1.3 billion in humanitarian aid — most of it food and nutrition for people on the brink of famine. Less than half of it was later un-canceled.…
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What U.S. aid cuts mean for the Myanmar earthquake response
USAID has suffered massive budget cuts and nearly all employees and contractors have been fired. A magnitude 7.7 earthquake rocked Myanmar and surrounding countries at 12:50 pm local time on Friday, killing more than 2,000 people. In Washington, it was a little after 2 in the morning when the tremors began, but an alert from…
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USAID begins laying off U.S. employees
The Trump administration put nearly all of USAID’s 4,700 full-time employees on paid administrative leave at midnight last night. By 10 pm yesterday, employees began receiving form letters saying their last day will be April 24. “To start sending these [letters] out at 10 p.m. on a Sunday night was horrendous,” a source told me.…
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Thousands protest the destruction of U.S. aid agency—and experts fear other agencies are next
Thousands of people gathered at the US Capitol on Wednesday after the shocking announcement that the US Agency for International Development was putting nearly all of its employees on leave and recalling thousands of officers from their postings abroad. I was there to report for the Guardian, and today I wanted to share photos from the rally.…
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