February 3, 2025 Omar slams Trump, Musk for changes at USAID, accuses president of running dictatorship Democratic lawmakers stood on the steps of USAID headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Monday and called out President Trump and Elon Musk for attempting to dismantle the agency.
February 3, 2025 DOGE taking hammer to insane spending, shuts down USAID 'The Five' co-hosts discuss DOGE taking aim at USAID spending and Elon Musk calling the agency a 'criminal organization.'
February 3, 2025 USAID closes HQ to staffers Monday as Musk says Trump supports shutting agency down Elon Musk, who says President Donald Trump agrees USAID should be shut down, described the government agency as "beyond repair." Musk also expressed how much he likes the president.
January 28, 2025 White House says $50M was to fund 'condoms in Gaza' before foreign aid freeze White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said $50 million was to fund "condoms in Gaza" before the State Department paused foreign aid over the weekend pending a review.
January 28, 2025 Secretary Rubio's decision to freeze foreign aid was 'entirely appropriate,' GOP senator says Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., joined 'America's Newsroom' to discuss how President Donald Trump has leveraged foreign policy in America's best interests and the confirmation status of the president's controversial nominees.
January 28, 2025 USAID workers put on leave as Trump officials investigate resistance to aid pause At least 56 senior USAID officials have been placed on administrative leave amid an investigation into resistance to President Donald Trump's order to pause all U.S. foreign aid.
January 26, 2025 Rubio pauses foreign aid from State Department and USAID to ensure it puts ‘America First’ The Trump administration paused all foreign aid and urged USAID to follow in step or face disciplinary action for not complying with the freeze.
December 28, 2024 Putin 'sees more benefit to himself by continuing war than by stopping,' retired general says Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. David Deptula provides his assessment on the conflict in Ukraine and the U.S.'s approach to the Houthis and Iran.
December 18, 2024 Massie drops colorful analogy opposing foreign aid, mocks Speaker Johnson with AI-generated image Thomas Massie likened U.S. foreign aid to an individual watering their neighbor's yard while their own house burns, and illustrated his point with an AI image of Speaker Mike Johnson.
November 24, 2024 Winding down war in Ukraine is 'getting more challenging by the day,' says foreign policy expert Heritage Foundation National Security and Foreign Policy vice president Victoria Coates on the latest in the war in Ukraine amid escalating tension and President Biden seeking to cancel nearly $5 billion of Ukraine's debt.