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Unspent aid worth billions lacks oversight as Trump dismantles USAID, watchdog warns

By ELLEN KNICKMEYER
Updated 7:05 PM CST, February 10, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Agency for International Development has lost almost all ability to track $8.2 billion in unspent humanitarian aid following the Trump administration’s foreign funding freeze and idling of staffers, a government watchdog warned Monday.

The administration’s fast-moving dismantling of the agency has left oversight of the aid “largely nonoperational,” USAID’s inspector general’s office said. That includes a greatly reduced ability to ensure that no assistance falls into the hands of violent extremist groups or goes astray in unstable regions or conflict zones, the watchdog said.

The Trump administration’s actions have “significantly impacted USAID’s capacity to disburse and safeguard its humanitarian assistance programming,” it said, also citing the risk of hundreds of millions of dollars in commodities rotting after staff was barred from delivering it.

The inspector general, however, also noted that it has “longstanding concerns about existing USAID oversight mechanisms.”

Meanwhile, the administration and billionaire ally Elon Musk continued their unraveling of the aid agency. The General Services Administration, which manages government buildings, told The Associated Press that it had stripped USAID from the lease on its Washington headquarters. ...

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‘Obama Bros’ on DOGE: ‘Some of the stuff we should’ve done’

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Former aides to President Barack Obama admitted on an episode of "Pod Save America" they should have done "some of the stuff" President Donald Trump is doing with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

When discussing DOGE’s initiatives to cut federal spending, the "Obama bros" admitted to "lamenting" their situation. Jon Lovett, a former Obama speechwriter, implied he "didn’t know" the executive branch could radically cut federal spending as the Trump administration has done.

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Senate DOGE chair says she speaks with Elon Musk 'every few days' as Trump admin slashes spending

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Senate Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) Caucus Chairwoman Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, said she talks to Trump-aligned billionaire Elon Musk every couple of days as he spearheads the administration's effort to slash wasteful spending.

"We communicate back and forth every few days or so," she told Fox News Digital in an interview. "I'll send additional ideas that we come up with."

According to Ernst, during a meeting at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida in November, she gave Musk "an eight-page memorandum blueprint with a...
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'I will not rest': Border state gubernatorial hopeful launches campaign weeks after Trump backed her

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FIRST ON FOX: Arizona Republican Karrin Taylor Robson launched her comeback gubernatorial bid on Wednesday, setting up a likely showdown between her and another pro-Trump Republican running to take on the incumbent Democrat governor next year.

Robson, a small business owner and lawyer, launched her campaign with a new ad centered on President Donald Trump's return to the White House and her desire to help take back her state from incumbent Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs.

Robson lost her primary bid in 2022 to Trump-backed Republican nominee Kari...
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Ukraine regaining pre-2014 borders is 'unrealistic objective,' Hegseth says in first NATO visit

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth told allies at NATO headquarters Wednesday that "returning to Ukraine’s pre-2014 borders is an unrealistic objective," as President Donald Trump is working to bring an end to the war.

Hegseth, speaking to the Ukraine Defense Contact Group in Belgium, also said "stark strategic realities prevent the United States from being primarily focused on the security of Europe" because the U.S. is focusing on "securing our own borders" and "deterring war with China in the Pacific."

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DACA recipients worry about being ensnared in Trump's immigration crackdown

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DACA recipients are increasingly feeling more uncertainty as the fate of the immigration program protecting them from deportation continues to be challenged in court — at a time when President Donald Trump is pushing his administration to carry out “the largest deportation program in American history."

Under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, eligible undocumented young adults who came to the United States as children have been allowed to work and study without fear of deportation since 2012, when an executive action by...
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Full Ukrainian liberation from Russia 'unrealistic,' Hegseth tells allies

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"The bloodshed must stop and this war must end," U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said.
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Inflation increased in January, posing obstacle for Trump tariff plans

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Complex partial seizure ruled as cause of pausing episode during House floor speech, Dem congressman says

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Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., said in a statement on Tuesday that a complex partial seizure was ruled as the cause of the episode where he paused during a House floor speech on Monday.

While delivering his speech, the long-serving lawmaker abruptly stopped speaking for several seconds, before uttering a few words and then proceeding to stand silently for around 14 seconds.

When he resumed speaking, his remarks were halting and punctuated with awkward pauses.

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'Wokest hospital in America?': Top hospital hit with blistering ad exposing 'political agenda'

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FIRST ON FOX: Consumers’ Research, a leading non-profit dedicated to consumer information, is launching a campaign targeting the Cleveland Clinic over what it says is a history of the organization prioritizing woke politics over patients.

The campaign, dubbed "Cleveland Clinic Exposed", asks the public whether the clinic is "the wokest hospital in America" and will involve an ad titled "Exposed," which will run in Ohio during the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Toronto Raptors game on Wednesday.

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House Dem expects first DOGE subcommittee meeting to be 'full-on combat'

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Sparks are expected to fly at Congress’ first Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee meeting Wednesday, according to one Democratic lawmaker in the House of Representatives.

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Pilot suspected of working for Mexican drug cartel arrested

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Mexican prosecutors accuse the pilot of being a key figure in the 'Los Chapitos' drug gang.
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Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Paramilitaries have been accused of burning a market and homes at a camp for displaced people.
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Oil clean-up 'scam' warnings ignored by Shell, whistleblower tells BBC

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The oil giant faces allegations it ignored warnings that a clean-up scheme was beset by corruption.
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Crackdown on Bangladesh protesters may be crime against humanity, UN says

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Sheikh Hasina, deposed last year, is accused of putting down protests that left up to 1,400 people dead.
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PBS shuts diversity office as it faces pressure from Trump administration

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New York — PBS says it is shutting down its office of diversity, equity and inclusion to comply with President Trump's executive order and firing the two executives brought on when the effort was begun in 2021.

The move, eliminating the jobs held by Cecilia Loving and her associate Gina Leow, comes as public television and radio gird for a fight over federal funding likely to be more serious than they've faced in many years.

Despite eliminating the DEI effort, PBS CEO Paula Kerger said Tuesday that "we were committed to telling the stories of all...
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