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Welcome to record: Today, I focus on the Trump administration’s efforts to eliminate the U.S. international development agencies, which is the next step in the campaign against foreign aid and whether anyone will check the administration’s power grab.
What’s the latest? Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this afternoon that he had informed Congress that the government intends to completely close the US Agency for International Development, that the agency will be folded to the State Department from July 1, and that almost all positions will be eliminated, and the layoffs will begin almost immediately, almost immediately, CNN Report.
Backup. Haven’t they done this yet? After taking office, the government was immediately led by Elon Musk’s “Ministry of Government Efficiency” – Start burning USDA And freezes the expenditure on foreign aid. Today, the government aims to accomplish this work.
What does today’s news mean for foreign aid? Rubio said some of the agency’s functions will be taken over by the State Department and the rest will be cancelled. He did not specify what was left, but the government provided its plan to significantly reduce foreign aid. This is a decision The fatal consequences for vulnerable people around the world.
Is Trump capable of doing this? Congress passed a law that codifies the existence of the United States Agency for International Development and—under the traditional understanding of the American checks and balances system, only Congress has the right to close it. Earlier this month, a federal judge ordered a temporary freeze of some demolition efforts, ruling Taoist sect may violate the constitution.
What is the overall situation? Regardless of where the legal challenge ends, the government has done so much that It has few chances of reassembly. It was part of a pattern of Trump’s assertion of new powers, irrevocable changes to those powers, and boldly stopped him.
So it’s time to log in. I always feel weird about conveying dark news and then begging you to “log out”, but I do this because I think the devastating spin is not passively attracted to social media – it helps anyone. It can make our energy and appetite appeal to make positive changes. Positive change is possible! To do this, I want to reuse this piece from my colleague Sigal Samuel How we help people by cutting the impact of foreign aid. I’ve shared it before, but today feels like a good day of repetition. Thanks for reading, I will be back here on Monday.
