Rachel Oswald

Washington

Foreign Policy Reporter at CQ News

Foreign Policy Reporter at Roll Call

Foreign policy reporter for @CQNow & @rollcall ; chair of @PressClubDC @NPCInstitute press freedom committee

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Articles

Musk's hit on USAID riles Democrats; many in GOP would absorb it into State Department

3 weeks ago | americanmilitarynews.com | Rachel Oswald

The rapid decimation of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s workforce in recent days led congressional Democrats to vent their fury Monday over billionaire Elon Musk’s attacks on the agency, while Republicans said USAID was wasting taxpayers’ money and they would be content to see it absorbed into the State Department.
Senate panel backs diplomatic nominees after Democratic delay

1 month ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Rachel Oswald

WASHINGTON - The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday advanced with bipartisan support three nominees for top diplomatic posts, including one for the State Department's No. 2 position, even as some Democrats opposed them due to concerns about their qualifications and the Trump administration's drastic changes to longtime U.S. diplomatic and foreign aid policies.
Senate panel backs diplomatic nominees after Democratic delay

1 month ago | thederrick.com | Rachel Oswald

WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday advanced with bipartisan support three nominees for top diplomatic posts, including one for the State Department’s No. 2 position, even as some Democrats opposed them due to concerns about their qualifications and the Trump administration’s drastic changes to longtime U.S. diplomatic and foreign aid policies.
Senate panel backs diplomatic nominees after Democratic delay

1 month ago | swoknews.com | Rachel Oswald

WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday advanced with bipartisan support three nominees for top diplomatic posts, including one for the State Department’s No. 2 position, even as some Democrats opposed them due to concerns about their qualifications and the Trump administration’s drastic changes to longtime U.S. diplomatic and foreign aid policies.
Senate panel backs diplomatic nominees after Democratic delay

1 month ago | gazettextra.com | Rachel Oswald

WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday advanced with bipartisan support three nominees for top diplomatic posts, including one for the State Department’s No. 2 position, even as some Democrats opposed them due to concerns about their qualifications and the Trump administration’s drastic changes to longtime U.S. diplomatic and foreign aid policies.
Senate panel backs diplomatic nominees after Democratic delay

1 month ago | arcamax.com | Rachel Oswald

WASHINGTON — The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday advanced with bipartisan support three nominees for top diplomatic posts, including one for the State Department’s No. 2 position, even as some Democrats opposed them due to concerns about their qualifications and the Trump administration’s drastic changes to longtime U.S. diplomatic and foreign aid policies.
Judge orders temporary end to freeze on foreign aid spending

2 months ago | thedailynewsonline.com | Rachel Oswald

WASHINGTON — A federal judge imposed a temporary restraining order on the Trump administration’s executive order freezing all foreign assistance funding. Judge Amir Ali of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued the preliminary injunction Thursday, ordering a temporary end to the freeze on foreign assistance spending agreements that were in existence before Jan. 20 at the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Judge orders temporary end to freeze on foreign aid spending

2 months ago | rollcall.com | Rachel Oswald

A federal judge imposed a temporary restraining order on the Trump administration’s executive order freezing all foreign assistance funding. Judge Amir Ali of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued the preliminary injunction Thursday, ordering a temporary end to the freeze on foreign assistance spending agreements that were in existence before Jan. 20 at the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Judge orders temporary end to freeze on foreign aid spending

2 months ago | gazettextra.com | Rachel Oswald

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Republicans defend USAID in hearing to criticize waste

2 months ago | gazettextra.com | Rachel Oswald

WASHINGTON — House Foreign Affairs Chair Brian Mast’s effort Thursday to spotlight waste at the U.S. Agency for International Development resulted in Republicans, including some former aid officials, criticizing the manner in which the Trump administration is shuttering the government’s biggest foreign aid agency and grinding assistance programs to a halt. “(Chinese President) Xi Jinping is watching and he is waiting for the chance to fill any U.S. vacuum,” said Rep.