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Demonstrators gathered outside the Washington, D.C. headquarters of USAID. Democratic Representative Jamie Raskin of Maryland says he's concerned how the Trump administration's efforts are upending initiatives to stop the spread of viruses globally.
This is a killer in terms of their cutoff of HIV and AIDS preemption. It's a killer in terms of anti-malarial education.
Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat from Minnesota, says USAID's work affects families in refugee camps like the ones she grew up in.
It is the essential programs that USAID provided that kept my family and I fed and safe.
Some USAID supporters say they expect lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's authority to terminate an independent government agency. Anzila Wong, NPR News, Washington.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he's now acting head of USAID. Two Democratic senators have vowed to block State Department nominees in protest. For the moment, proposed 25 percent tariffs against Canada, much like those proposed against Mexico, are essentially on hold.
That's after the Trump administration reached deals with the country's leaders aimed at reinforcing borders to stem the flow of the deadly drug fentanyl into the U.S. But NPR's Brian Mann found many of the White House statements about fentanyl are either false or greatly exaggerated.
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