World Apr 23 'America First' aid policy reshapes how U.S. delivers global health assistance By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster
World Apr 22 Watch 6:38 Uganda sees spike in disease-related deaths after elimination of USAID In 2025, the Trump administration dissolved the $40 billion U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID. Days later, an exemption for "life-saving humanitarian assistance" was issued. But what that included was not specified and aid for health programs has been… By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster
Nation Nov 30 Watch 6:19 Former USAID employees keep dismantled agency's life-saving work afloat When the U.S. Agency for International Development shut down, more than 80% of its programs were cancelled. In an attempt to keep the most cost-effective and life-saving projects up and running, two laid-off agency employees created a website to match… By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young
World Nov 09 Watch 3:57 How the loss of USAID funding affects Indonesia's ability to fight climate change The ripple effects of the Trump administration’s elimination of USAID are being felt in dozens of countries where the agency supported initiatives ranging from public health programs to infrastructure and climate resilience projects. Angeles Ponpa from Northwestern University’s school of… By Angeles Ponpa, Bridget Craig, Huiyan Li, Khaleel Rahman, Medill School of Journalism
Nation Oct 27 Private donors raise more than $125M to fund aid programs after U.S. cuts Efforts to back fill some of the cuts to U.S. foreign aid by the Trump administration raised over $125 million in eight months. By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press
Aug 14 Watch 8:17 Fight against tuberculosis stalls in Bangladesh as U.S. cuts aid By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster Earlier this year, the Trump administration’s defunding of USAID brought an abrupt halt to hundreds of global health programs, including those targeting tuberculosis. The disease kills more people than any other infectious agent worldwide, about 1.25 million in 2023. In… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 8:55 Projects bringing water to drought-ridden land could end with USAID's dismantling By William Brangham, Molly Knight Raskin As the Trump administration ends USAID's mission, a project to bring water to drought-ridden lands is now in peril. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center, William Brangham and producer Molly Knight Raskin traveled to a community in central Kenya to… Continue watching
Jul 02 Watch 10:36 Ghana struggles to fight disease and poverty without vital U.S. aid By William Brangham, Molly Knight Raskin A study in The Lancet suggests that cuts to USAID could result in the death of 14 million people over the next five years. Ghana has long been seen as a beacon of democracy in West Africa, but it still… Continue watching
Jun 25 WATCH: OMB Director Vought testifies on Trump's rescission request in Senate hearing By Kevin Freking, Associated Press A Senate panel challenged on a bipartisan basis the merits of cancelling billions of dollars in spending for foreign aid and public media as part of a contentious hearing Wednesday examining the White House's request for the cuts. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 11:12 How USAID cuts are impacting the fight against HIV in Kenya By William Brangham, Molly Knight Raskin The Trump administration's cuts to the U.S. Agency for International Development have had reverberations around the world. The agency, which operated in over 100 nations and employed thousands of people, has been virtually eliminated. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center,… Continue watching