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The Trump administration has upended USAID by abruptly freezing foreign aid spending and placing senior career officials on administrative leave, halting crucial disbursements.

The administration has implemented a 90-day freeze affecting life-saving programs such as PEPFAR and malaria initiatives, severely disrupting vital operations and international health efforts.

The administration’s impoundment strategy, widely rejected by courts, seeks to reclassify civil servants and contractors, undermining accountability and jeopardizing essential aid operations.

Critics warn that these moves create a climate of intimidation, endangering effective foreign aid delivery and weakening critical diplomatic and humanitarian efforts.

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[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 11 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

What lawsuits are being brought over this? The president does not have the authority to just not spend money Congress has appropriated.

[–] OCATMBBL@lemmy.world 14 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Without enforcement of law, no law throttles him. He's a dictator now, so rules are our the window.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 7 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

You need to try though. Giving up is not an option.

[–] Blumpkinhead@lemmy.world 6 points 19 hours ago

What assholes are downvoting a "don't give up" comment? Seriously?

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 3 points 20 hours ago

Force is the only thing he’ll listen to. Laws aren’t going to and haven’t done shit to stop him.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee -3 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

How do you figure? Congress has budgeted, that doesn't mean it has to be spent as far as I know.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 9 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

It's called "Impoundment" and it was made illegal when Nixon abused it via the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 6 points 20 hours ago

The president is supposed to be the guy who executes the will of the people, as laid out by Congress. You wouldn't know it from our news and stuff but Congress is the senior branch of government.