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Trump administration details final plan to dissolve USAID
The Trump administration detailed its plans to finalize the State Department’s takeover of the historically independent agency.
State Department moves to terminate nearly 10,000 foreign aid contracts
Ultimately, nearly 10,000 government contracts worth about $60 billion in humanitarian work abroad will be terminated.
USAID control handed to the Department of State
According to CNN, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has become the acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).
United States announces intent to rejoin “Geneva Consensus Declaration”
The State Department announced its immediate intention to rejoin the so-called “Geneva Consensus Declaration,” an anti-reproductive rights and anti-LGBTQ political statement.
Presidential Memorandum reinstating the Global Gag Rule
President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum reinstating a harmful and regressive policy that restricts U.S. foreign assistance to organizations providing, counseling, or advocating for legal abortion services.
President Trump fires independent agency watchdogs
President Trump fired as many as 17 agency inspectors general (IGs), including at the Departments of State, Health and Human Services, Defense, Veterans Affairs, Education, Housing and Urban Development, and the Environmental Protection Agency, among others.
Withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization
President Trump has signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO).
White House broadly freezes foreign aid
President Trump issued an executive order pausing U.S. foreign development assistance for 90 days amidst a review of “programmatic efficiencies and alignment with U.S. foreign policy.”
Executive Order attempting to narrow the scope of birthright citizenship
President Trump issued an Executive Order attempting to restrict birthright citizenship based on parental immigration status, creating legal uncertainty for affected children and families.
The First 100 Days of the Biden-Harris Administration: Reproductive Rights, Health and Justice
In its first 100 days, the Biden-Harris administration has taken crucial steps to undo many Trump-Pence administration’s policies that undermined reproductive rights and access to health care in the U.S. and around the world.
