PoliticsJul 3, 2026Samantha Power Reflects on USAID ShutdownSamantha Power, the last confirmed administrator of USAID under the Biden administration, told NPR she was shocked and horrified when the incoming Trump administrati...USAIDSamantha PowerForeign Aid
HealthJul 21, 2026Report: U.S. HIV Funding Cuts Disrupt Global CareThe Guardian reports that a new research report — to be presented at the 26th International AIDS Conference in Rio de Janeiro — finds U.S. funding cuts to the Presid...PEPFARUSAIDTrump
GovernmentJun 8, 2026Whistleblower Says USAID Dismantling Hindered Ebola ResponseNicholas Enrich, a former senior USAID civil servant who served under four administrations, published a book titled Into the Woodchipper describing his account of ef...USAIDEbolaForeign Aid
HealthJul 1, 2026U.S. Health Program Cuts and Disease RisksResearchers reported Vibrio vulnificus (a potentially deadly, flesh-eating bacteria) in coastal waters on New York’s Long Island; states including Florida and Missis...CDCUSAIDVibrio vulnificus+1
Humanitarian AffairsJun 13, 2026UNRWA Dismisses 70 Gaza Staff Amid AllegationsThe United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) terminated the employment of 70 staff members in the Gaza Strip, saying th...UNRWAHamasUSAID
GovernmentJul 15, 2026U.S. Promotes Private Investment Over Traditional AidAt a U.S. Mission to the United Nations forum in New York, Ambassador Mike Waltz and other Trump administration officials presented a "Trade Over Aid" model that fav...Foreign AidUSAIDTrade Over Aid
HealthJan 17, 2026The near death -- and last-minute reprieve -- of a trial for an HIV vaccineThe article describes the near collapse and eventual revival of a promising HIV vaccine trial in sub-Saharan Africa. The BRILLIANT Consortium, composed of African sc...HIVVaccineUSAID+1
