USAID programs remain in limbo, despite President Trump's exemptions
by editors@theworld.org (Omar Duwaji) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6TXRB)
US-funded assistance programs across the globe are reeling at the moment, following the order by President Donald Trump to freeze foreign aid, with a few exceptions. Yesterday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed a waiver allowing for temporary spending on programs that provide life-saving medicine, medical services, food, shelter and subsistence assistance. But to understand the impact on USAID - the agency at the center of this crisis - Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Marcia Wong, who worked at the agency for 35 years.