Government overreach challenges America's founding principles of equality and freedom, echoing concerns from the Declaration of Independence that inspired civil rights leaders.

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As USAID ends operations, a former officer proposes four ways the State Department can build a more effective foreign ...

The Trump administration dismantled USAID, causing distribution disruptions. Now some has expired, and it is set to be ...

The dismantling of USAID has already had a negative impact on the lives of tens of millions of poor and vulnerable people in some 130 countries. And the evisceration of USAID is undermining our ...

The U.S. Senate has until July 18 to vote on Trump administration spending cuts, including to USAID. What projects did USAID fund in Indiana?

The DOGE cuts must pass in the House by Friday. The US plans to destroy nearly 500 metric tons of taxpayer-funded emergency food, the State Department confirmed. The nutrient-dense biscuits, which ...

Republicans in the House and Senate have until Friday to pass the recissions measure that targets foreign assistance and the ...

On July 11, the State Department began issuing termination notices to employees included in a planned 15 percent reduction in force (RIF) after the Supreme Court overruled an injunction against the ...