USAID official put on leave for memos saying funding cut will "result in preventable death"
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Washington — A USAID deputy administrator has been put on leave after issuing memos that said that the organization had failed to implement humanitarian assistance due to "political leadership" at USAID, the Department of State and the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE.
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