The federal government spent nearly two billion dollars of taxpayer money on promoting <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/covid-19-vaccine" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COVID vaccination</a> around the world, according to a new report from the U.S. Agency for International Development. 
According to a <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2023-09/USAID_COVID_GVAX_Capstone_Executive_Summary_082423_FINAL_508.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> released on Thursday by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/usaid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">USAID</a>, the U.S. government spent $1.8 billion on promoting global COVID vaccination, and partnered with 120 different countries to donate 688 million COVID vaccination doses after launching “Global Vax” in December 2021.
“Global VAX demonstrated that a concerted push of technical support, diplomatic engagement, and funding can support countries to rapidly increase access to and confidence in vaccines in the midst of an evolving health emergency,” an executive summary of the report said. 
The effort encompassed USAID, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the State Department, the Department of Defense, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Treasury Department. 
The report added that government agencies were going to maintain international partnerships
“As the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic recedes, U.S. government agencies sustain partnerships around the world to save lives, strengthen health security and pandemic preparedness, promote social and economic progress, and support countries to achieve their goals for health and development,” the report said. 
Prior to launching the Global Vax program in December 2021, the U.S. had already sent <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-ship-4-mln-covid-19-vaccine-doses-nigeria-566-mln-south-africa-2021-07-28/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">millions of doses</a> of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines to South Africa and Niger. 
The release of the report followed comments by USAID Administrator Sammantha Power on Wednesday suggesting that countries use religious leaders to push people into getting the COVID vaccine. 
“If you are trying to get people to take a COVID vaccine, you may not, in that particular community, have resources to fund a pop-up clinic, but you can engage a faith leader for free,” Power said. 
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Power’s comments echoed the government&#8217;s domestic strategy where then National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/how-the-federal-government-used-evangelical-leaders-to-spread-covid-propaganda-to-churches" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pushed for evangelical ministers</a> to use their “credibility” to promote the COVID vaccine. 
The vaccine, which was initially marketed as highly effective, faced backlash after the Biden administration attempted to implement an aggressive mandate and some medical experts <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/covid-vaccine-brings-higher-heart-risk-little-benefit-to-young-men-medical-expert-warns" target="_blank" rel="noopener">questioned</a> the efficacy of both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine. 
High-profile figures like X owner <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/elon-musk-claims-he-had-major-side-effects-from-second-covid-booster-shot-felt-like-he-was-dying" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elon Musk</a> and radio host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/megyn-kelly-says-she-regrets-getting-covid-vax-opens-up-about-autoimmune-issue-after-booster" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Megyn Kelly</a> have said that they regret taking the vaccine and had medical complications after taking the shot.

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The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/usaid" target="_blank" rel="noopener">U.S. Agency for International Development</a> (USAID) launched a new framework for “LGBTQI inclusive development” on Wednesday, which includes a policy goal of aiding in access to “comprehensive sexuality education.”
The <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/USAID_LGBTQI-Inclusive-Development-Policy_August-2023_1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">framework</a> also says that access to sexual health care and “reproductive rights,” which frequently refers to abortion, are key outcomes pursued by USAID, which is the federal agency that distributes billions of taxpayers dollars every year to countries around the world.
“USAID affirms and celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) people and all people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions, and sex characteristics (SOGIESC) as integral parts of every society,” the new framework <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/2023-07/USAID_LGBTQI-Inclusive-Development-Policy_August-2023_1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">says</a>.
According to USAID LGBTQ coordinator Jay Gilliam, inclusive development <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYijVPIQ_pY" target="_blank" rel="noopener">means</a> that “every individual and community, of all diverse identities and experiences, is instrumental in the transformation of their own societies.”
Gilliam previously <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaygilliam/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">worked</a> as the global director of the Human Rights Campaign, an organization that has <a href="https://www.hrc.org/resources/attacks-on-gender-affirming-care-by-state-map" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opposed</a> bans on sex-change operations on children.
“USAID is incredibly proud to stand for nondiscrimination, to stand for empathy, and to stand for inclusion. We dedicate ourselves to those values during pride month and every month of the year,” USAID Director Sammantha Power said in the framework’s launch video.
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In addition to addressing violence around the world, the framework says that LGBT-identifying individuals are denied opportunities for “political participation and economic empowerment” throughout the globe.
The framework also goes to great lengths to recognize all potential gender identities.
“USAID recognizes that language is dynamic and evolves, that terminology differs across languages and cultures, and that it is always best to ask individuals from local LGBTQI+ communities about preferred terminology. Regardless of the acronym used, USAID’s intention is to be inclusive of the full diversity of all sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expressions, and variations in sex characteristics,” the document says.
The framework highlights one clinic in India supported by USAID that is “run by and for transgender individuals” in the country. The U.S. has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trans-evangelism-how-the-state-department-is-pushing-the-lefts-gender-ideology-around-the-world" target="_blank" rel="noopener">backed other</a> &#8220;Pride&#8221; events in India, including an event on “pride in American literature.”
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The announcement of the new initiative comes after Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/matt-gaetz-introduces-bill-to-abolish-usaid-for-pushing-radical-leftist-propaganda-abroad" target="_blank" rel="noopener">introduced a bill</a> on Tuesday to abolish USAID over concerns it’s using taxpayer dollars to spread “wokeism” abroad.
“American taxpayer dollars are being wasted to fund radical leftist propaganda in foreign countries,” Gaetz said in the press release. “The American people will not tolerate government-funded degeneracy at home, and we certainly will not accept its force-feeding abroad under Old Glory.”

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Representative <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/matt-gaetz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt Gaetz</a> (R-FL) introduced a bill on Tuesday to abolish the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) over concerns it’s using taxpayer dollars to spread “wokeism” abroad.
In a <a href="https://gaetz.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-matt-gaetz-introduces-legislation-abolish-united-states-agency" target="_blank" rel="noopener">press release</a>, Gaetz cited a Heritage Foundation <a href="https://www.heritage.org/sites/default/files/2022-05/BG3706.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from last year that revealed the agency is using American taxpayer dollars to fund “leftist activism” abroad. Under the legislation, <a href="https://dailycaller.com/2023/08/01/matt-gaetz-legislation-abolish-united-states-agency-international-development-usaid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first reported</a> by the Daily Caller, no federal funds would be “made available” to the agency, which would force it to cease carrying out its delegated responsibilities.
“American taxpayer dollars are being wasted to fund radical leftist propaganda in foreign countries,” Gaetz said in the press release. “The American people will not tolerate government-funded degeneracy at home, and we certainly will not accept its force-feeding abroad under Old Glory.”
“USAID does not serve a meaningful purpose,” he added. “It is used as a slush fund for international wokeism. Therefore, serious lawmakers in Congress should support its complete abolition.”
Along with no federal funds going to the agency, the bill would “rescind the unobligated funds made available for the agency and transfer all other assets or liabilities to the Secretary of State,” according to the press release.
The <a href="https://gaetz.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/gaetz.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/usaid.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bill</a>, co-sponsored by Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Eli Crane (R-AZ), and Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), cites numerous examples of USAID pushing “leftist ideology.” It accuses the agency of “meddl[ing] in local elections” and says it “undermine[s] foreign governments who do not adhere to the perverse ideology [USAID] espouses.” 
The agency has also used tax dollars to provide grants to various leftist causes, including $850,000 that went toward “the rights of gender diverse people” in Bangladesh, a $1 million grant for ‘‘LGBTI human rights advocacy in Asia,’’ and a $370,000 grant for ‘‘the human rights of LGBTI people in Armenian society,” according to the legislation. 
“The United States, in dealings with allies and adversaries, should engage in diplomacy and international relations that do not undermine the culture or tradition of other nations and peoples, but instead seek to develop working and friendly relationships relative to the interests of both parties with United States citizens chiefly in mind,” the bill reads.
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In April, it was revealed that USAID planned to contribute up to $50 million to promote “digital gender equality” in Africa and around the world in partnership with the Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation, The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/u-s-and-bill-gates-partner-to-provide-millions-for-digital-gender-equality-in-africa" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a>.
The Heritage Foundation report <a href="https://www.heritage.org/global-politics/report/congress-must-stop-bidens-misuse-us-foreign-aid-impose-his-radical-social" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> the Biden administration &#8220;weaponizes&#8221; foreign aid by funding and promoting &#8220;climate alarmism,&#8221; gender ideology, and abortion.
In a <a href="https://twitter.com/mattgaetz/status/1686395040136839168" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> to X on Tuesday, Gaetz touted the bill as a “way to cut spending.”
USAID is an independent federal agency and is the “world&#8217;s premier international development agency” working to advance American national security, promote global health, provide humanitarian assistance, and “support global stability,&#8221; according to its <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">website</a>. It was <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/about-us/usaid-history#:~:text=In%201961%2C%20President%20Kennedy%20signed,the%20%E2%80%9Cdecade%20of%20development.%E2%80%9D" target="_blank" rel="noopener">founded</a> in 1961 by an executive order signed by President John F. Kennedy.

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Homeland Security Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/alejandro-mayorkas" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alejandro Mayorkas</a> and other Biden administration officials are working to increase migration from Central America into the U.S., even as an expected surge of illegal crossings at the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/southern-border" target="_blank" rel="noopener">southern border</a> is expected. 
Mayorkas, alongside USAID Administrator Samantha Power, <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/news-information/press-releases/may-03-2023-joint-commitment-expand-equitable-access-labor-pathways-latin-america?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery" target="_blank" rel="noopener">met with officials</a> from Spain and Canada to discuss increasing labor-related migration. As a result of the meeting, the U.S. committed to welcoming more migrants from Central America and providing technical support for “sending countries” to beef up their ability to facilitate migration. 
“The meeting focused on specific actions each country will take on expanding labor pathways that promote safe, orderly, humane, and regular migration, as well as to create economic and social opportunities and strengthen development options for the people of northern Central America and other countries in the Americas,” USAID spokeswoman Jessica Jennings said. 
After the meeting, U.S. officials said they were looking to increase the number of H-2 visas, which allows noncitizens to work in the U.S., by 25% for workers from Central America, meaning an increase in 25,000 workers. 
Another U.S. goal is to provide up to $65 million of taxpayer dollars to Central American nations “to operationalize a pilot grant program for agricultural employers to address labor instability and labor shortages.”
U.S. officials also hope to deter illegal immigration by making “labor migration opportunities more publicly visible, offering hope that alternatives to irregular movement exist.”
The meeting occurred as Title 42, a Trump-era public health order that allowed for the immediate expulsion of illegal immigrants, is set to end on May 11. With the end of the policy looming, border crossings remain high and are expected to increase. Border Patrol chief Raul Ortiz <a href="https://twitter.com/USBPChief/status/1653095930084597761">said</a> on Monday that law enforcement made over 22,000 apprehensions at the southern border over a three-day period.
Mayorkas’ office <a href="https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/mayorkas-to-visit-us-mexico-border-ahead-of-title-42s-end/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> this week that he would visit the southern border on Thursday and Friday “to review CBP and ICE planning and response operations ahead of the lifting of the Title 42 public health Order.” 
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The Biden administration is <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-administration-sends-1500-troops-to-southern-border-ahead-of-expected-surge" target="_blank" rel="noopener">also sending</a> 1,500 troops to the U.S. southern border. The troops will perform administrative and logistical functions, leaving law enforcement to Border Patrol but freeing up agents to actively police the border and apprehend migrants, according to <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-administration-considers-sending-1500-us-troops-border-ahead-lifting-title-42-sources">Fox News</a>. 
Ahead of the expected surge, El Paso Democratic Mayor Oscar Leeser <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hg0Wlw-ZY0&amp;t=88s">declared</a> a state of emergency. 
“I literally went through the streets, looked at people camping out on the streets, went to the shelters and kind of assessed the amount of people that are getting prepared to come into the United States for asylum seeking,” Leeser said.
Tim Pearce contributed to this report.

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A Palestinian school for girls that is funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) glorified a Palestinian terrorist who murdered seven Jews in Jerusalem on International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Khairy Alqam, 21, shot and killed Asher Natan, 14, Ilya Sosansky, 26, Natali Ziskin Mizrahi, 45, Eli Mizrahi, 48, Rafael Ben Eliyahu, 56, Irina Korolyova, 60, and Shaul Chai, 68, while wounding five other people outside of the Ateret Avraham Synagogue on the eve of the Sabbath on January 27.
The Omariya Secondary School for Girls in Qalqilya honored Khairyi, with a female speaker <a href="https://palwatch.org/page/32885" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reciting</a>, “ &#8230; the Jews will taste its bitterness &#8230; you made a covenant with our vendettas. And in the name of Allah, people like you preserve the covenant.”
“The Omariya School is indicative of everything that is wrong with how U.S. taxpayer money is abused in the Palestinian Authority’s educational sector,” Impact-se CEO Marcus Sheff told <a href="https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/02/21/us-funded-palestinian-school-celebrated-terror-attack-on-jewish-worshipers-leaving-synagogue/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Algemeiner</a>. “A school is more than bricks and mortar: it is where lessons are learned and values imparted. USAID built the school but it cannot be indifferent to the lessons of hate and values of antisemitism taught within its gates.”
USAID funded the school $1.2 million to build the school, which celebrated the release of Karim Younes in December. He was convicted of kidnapping and murdering an IDF soldier in 1983.
Last October, USAID <a href="https://www.usaid.gov/west-bank-and-gaza/press-releases/oct-03-2022-usaid-annual-spending-support-palestinians-and-peacebuilding-tops-150-million" target="_blank" rel="noopener">acknowledged</a> it had invested $150 million in the past year in the Palestinian community, adding, “Under the Biden-Harris administration, pending Congressional approval, USAID plans to program at least $500 million between 2021-2024 in total support to the Palestinian people.”
USAID exists as an independent federal government agency that obtains its policy guidance from the U.S. Secretary of State.
Samantha Power serves as the current administrator of USAID. In December 2016 she defended Barack Obama’s decision to abstain when the UN voted on the infamous Resolution 2334,  which falsely claimed that Israel&#8217;s sovereignty over the eastern part of Jerusalem and Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria were illegal under international law, and that the Old City of Jerusalem, along with the Temple Mount, the holiest site for the Jewish people, were “occupied Palestinian territory.”
“One would think that it would be a routine vote for the U.S. to allow the passage of a resolution with the elements in this one,” Power said, “reaffirming the long-standing U.S. position on settlements, condemning violence and incitement, and calling for the parties to start taking constructive steps to reverse current trends on the ground.”

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