2020 Did It to Me
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2020 Did It to Me
US International Aid in 2025 with Rachel Edwards - Freedom > Release > Waiting
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Rachel Edwards helps us understand what it’s like to work in international humanitarian aid in the US in 2025, as executive orders from President Trump call for a pause in US foreign development assistance and DOGE has essentially dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
Sources:
- White House: Executive action on Jan. 20 to pause US foreign development assistance
- Pew Research: What the data says about US foreign aid
- Samantha Bower on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
- USAID updates:
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