Nation Nov 30 Former USAID employees keep dismantled agency’s life-saving work afloat 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
World Aug 14 Watch 8:17 Fight against tuberculosis stalls in Bangladesh as U.S. cuts aid 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… By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Simeon Lancaster
Politics Jul 15 Watch 8:55 Projects bringing water to drought-ridden land could end with USAID’s dismantling 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… By William Brangham, Molly Knight Raskin
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
May 26 Watch 6:45 Catholic Relief Services faces uncertain future after Trump cuts aid funding By Deema Zein, Layla Quran One of the first major policy decisions of the second Trump administration was a significant change in spending on foreign aid. That eventually included effectively dissolving the U.S. Agency for International Development, the primary organization that distributed those funds. Deema… Continue watching
May 20 WATCH: Rubio testifies on State Department budget request, defending dramatic cuts By Matthew Lee, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Democratic senators sparred Tuesday over the Trump administration’s foreign policies, ranging from Ukraine and Russia to the Middle East, Latin America, the slashing of the U.S. foreign assistance budget and refugee admissions. Continue reading