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U.S. Aid Slashed by 90%, Condemning Lifesaving Projects Around the Globe

HeadlineFeb 27, 2025

U.S. aid projects around the world received termination notices from the White House early today as the Trump administration announced it was cutting 90% of USAID’s overseas contracts and $60 billion in U.S. assistance around the world.

On Wednesday, dozens of AIDS activists and fired USAID workers staged a die-in at the Capitol rotunda of the Cannon congressional office building as they chanted, “Congress has blood on its hands! Unfreeze aid now!” The protest came hours before Chief Justice John Roberts allowed the Trump administration to miss a court-ordered midnight deadline to release more than $1.5 billion in frozen foreign aid payments.

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