
‘IT BOGGLES THE MIND’: Former USAID Official Perplexed Why Republicans Would Fund the National Endowment for Democracy
Rep. Eli Crane, R-Ariz., moved to defund the National Endowment for Democracy after a House Republican proposal for fiscal year 2026 included full funding for the agency at 2025 levels, even though President Donald Trump called for defunding it. Rep. Mario …