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It's rare these days when former presidents weigh in on current political matters. Past presidents tend to stay out of the current president's business, but that's a recent phenomenon. It may have ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the formal end of the US Agency for International Development (USAID).
Secretary of State Rubio had also supported USAID as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, so after the initial Trump-Musk assault, there was some hope Rubio would resist. He learned, ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the closure of USAID on Tuesday, saying “this era of government-sanctioned ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (IANS)- The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) officially shut down on July 1, a move criticized by former US Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush.
Former Presidents Bush and Obama, along with U2's Bono, console USAID employees as the agency is shuttered amid Trump ...
In a rare moment of public unity, Barack Obama and George W. Bush condemned Trump for shutting down USAID. The closure ends a ...
July 2, 2025 – Five months after a swift and chaotic dismantling that began soon after President Trump’s inauguration, the ...
Niall Stanage and Amber Duke discuss former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush along with U2’s Bono, are saying goodbye ...
Trump has repeatedly said he wants overseas spending to be closely aligned with his "America First" approach. Bush and Obama delivered their messages of condemnation in a video conference they hosted ...
Monday was the last day as an independent agency for the six-decade-old humanitarian and development organization created by ...
Obama, Bush, and Bono deliver emotional tributes as USAID shuts down, condemning Trump’s decision and warning of global fallout from U.S. aid cuts.