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Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Anna Maria Barry-Jester

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Trump admin pushes foreign aid grants toward right-wing causes

Trump's State Department has prioritized aid for white South Africans and anti-communist organizations

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Salon

Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Trump Officials Want to Use Human Rights Aid to Advocate for White South Africans and Right-Wing Causes in Europe

The post Trump Officials Want to Use Human Rights Aid to Advocate for White South Africans and Right-Wing Causes in Europe appeared first on...

17.07.2026 4

ProPublica

Anna Maria Barry-Jester

“Huge grab of power”: Trump is defying Congress on foreign aid

Congress gave orders to Trump officials on foreign aid spending, but officials have largely refused

23.06.2026 10

Salon

Anna Maria Barry-Jester

“A Huge Grab of Power”: Trump Is Defying Congress on Foreign Aid

The post “A Huge Grab of Power”: Trump Is Defying Congress on Foreign Aid appeared first on ProPublica.

22.06.2026 20

ProPublica

Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Inside a Kenyan Maternity Ward Being Starved by US Foreign Aid Cuts

The Trump administration's decision to cut funding for World Food Program operations has left families desperate.

23.12.2025 10

Truthout

Anna Maria Barry-Jester

What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid

The post What I Saw at a Maternity Ward in Kenya After the U.S. Cut Off Food and Foreign Aid appeared first on ProPublica.

23.12.2025 40

ProPublica

Anna Maria Barry-Jester

Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.

The post Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera. appeared first on ProPublica.

15.12.2025 350

ProPublica

Anna Maria Barry-Jester