Post Reports

The battle over USAID


Listen Later

Today on “Post Reports,” how USAID entered President Donald Trump’s crosshairs. And, how his freeze on foreign aid has affected vulnerable people around the world.


Read more:


On the first day of his second term in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order freezing foreign aid for 90 days. The suspension was part of the president’s effort to slash public spending, remake the federal government and align foreign policy more closely with his “America First” agenda. And it had near-immediate consequences.

Today on “Post Reports,” The Post’s West Africa bureau chief Rachel Chason relays the fears of a refugee camp coordinator in Mauritania, where more than 115,000 residents rely on American aid

And, host Martine Powers speaks with national security reporter Missy Ryan about why the Trump administration has focused its sights on the U.S. Agency for International Development, the legal roadblocks they may face, and how an aid freeze could impact the United States' standing around the world. 

Today’s show was produced by Rennie Svirnovskiy, with help from Elana Gordon. It was edited by Peter Bresnan, with help from Lucy Perkins, and mixed by Sam Bair. Thanks to Katharine Houreld, Amy Fiscus and the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. 

Subscribe to The Washington Post here.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Post ReportsBy The Washington Post

  • 4.2
  • 4.2
  • 4.2
  • 4.2
  • 4.2

4.2

5,101 ratings


More shows like Post Reports

View all
The Political Scene | The New Yorker by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The Political Scene | The New Yorker

3,913 Listeners

The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

6,681 Listeners

The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast

25,784 Listeners

Presidential by The Washington Post

Presidential

3,628 Listeners

Capehart by The Washington Post

Capehart

1,385 Listeners

Sidebar by The Washington Post

Sidebar

4,446 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

110,822 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

55,991 Listeners

Constitutional by The Washington Post

Constitutional

2,476 Listeners

Radio Atlantic by The Atlantic

Radio Atlantic

2,270 Listeners

Capital Weather Gang by The Washington Post

Capital Weather Gang

107 Listeners

Today, Explained by Vox

Today, Explained

10,137 Listeners

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat by New York Times Opinion

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

6,966 Listeners

What Next | Daily News and Analysis by Slate Podcasts

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

2,392 Listeners

Moonrise by The Washington Post

Moonrise

2,773 Listeners

The Journal. by The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

The Journal.

5,957 Listeners

Consider This from NPR by NPR

Consider This from NPR

6,004 Listeners

Canary: The Washington Post Investigates by The Washington Post

Canary: The Washington Post Investigates

2,371 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

15,488 Listeners

Please, Go On with James Hohmann by The Washington Post

Please, Go On with James Hohmann

233 Listeners

Broken Doors by The Washington Post

Broken Doors

293 Listeners

The 7 by The Washington Post

The 7

1,183 Listeners

Field Trip by The Washington Post

Field Trip

983 Listeners

The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop by The Washington Post

The Empty Grave of Comrade Bishop

395 Listeners

Try This by The Washington Post

Try This

325 Listeners

Impromptu by The Washington Post

Impromptu

165 Listeners

The Campaign Moment by The Washington Post

The Campaign Moment

56 Listeners

The Sports Moment by The Washington Post

The Sports Moment

32 Listeners