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Maddow Blog | Trump fires USAID inspector general after report critical of funding freeze
The USAID inspector general did his job and did it well. For his trouble, he was apparently fired by a White House found his work politically inconvenient.
White House fires USAID inspector general after warning about funding oversight, officials say
The White House fired the inspector general for the U.S. Agency for International Development on Tuesday, several U.S. officials said. The dismissal comes a day after his office warned that the Trump administration’s dismantling of USAID had made it all but impossible to monitor $8.
Watchdog warns Trump's gutting of USAID leaves $8.2 billion unspent aid with no oversight
The Trump administration's move to gut the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has crippled the agency's ability to conduct any proper oversight of unspent aid worth $8.2 billion, an independent government watchdog said on Monday.
Trump fires USAID's inspector general after his office released a report critical of the administration
Paul Martin's office put out a report Monday detailing the negative impact of the Trump administration’s push for drastic cuts at the agency.
Donald Trump Fires USAID Watchdog Who Issued Oversight Warning
The firing comes after the watchdog warned that the dismantling of USAID severely hindered oversight of $8.2 billion in aid.
White House fires USAID inspector general a day after a warning about oversight of humanitarian aid, official says
White House fires USAID inspector general a day after a warning about oversight of humanitarian aid, official says.
USAID shutdown would halt research grants to state universities
If the Trump administration succeeds in shutting down the federal United States Agency for International Development, known ...
Claims about USAID funding are spreading online. Many are not based on facts
False and misleading social media posts are circulating online as the Trump administration moves to dismantle the U.S. Agency ...
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The good, the bad and the ugly of USAID’s Middle East funding
Some of the agency’s funding went to programs encouraging Israeli and Palestinian coexistence, while other grants went to pro ...
Seven African countries to be hit hardest by US funding cuts
The Trump administration's cuts to USAID could trigger "a potentially massive economic shock," researchers said.
House Republicans push to reroute frozen USAID funding into deporting illegal immigrants
A group of House GOP Trump allies is pushing for frozen foreign aid funding to be rerouted to deporting illegal immigrants.
Frozen USAID funding strands groups that support marginalized people in the Western Balkans
Many non-governmental organizations in the Western Balkans have been left stranded after U.S. President Donald Trump abruptly ...
Waltz defends USAID funding freeze, Musk influence
President Trump’s national security adviser Mike Waltz defended the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) funding ...
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 in Iraq.
Trump administration owes U.S. business millions in unpaid bills amid USAID shutdown, lawsuit says
The suit by businesses and organizations says they are being denied payment for work already done. It is at least the third ...