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120 Gen Z Volunteers Showed up for Maryland
Today, over 120 Gen Z volunteers at the Alliance for American Leadership phone banked for Adrian Boafo for Maryland’s Fifth District. We are proud to endorse Adrian because: “The heroes who deliver humanitarian relief around the world live right here in Maryland,” said Asher Moss, Executive Director of the Alliance for American Leadership. “When DOGE…
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Why We’re Backing This Gen-Z Democrat for Congress
Our endorsement was featured in Florida Politics, Florida’s largest political newspaper. Elijah Manley represents the future of American politics. He is running for Congress in Florida’s 20th District, and he has put USAID at the center of his campaign. While Washington walks away from the world, Elijah is asking voters to lead it. He has…
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USAID veteran Nina Schwalbe won the debate. Now she needs to win this Tuesday.
We endorsed Nina Schwalbe for Congress in NY-12. And we are asking you to back up that commitment with a donation in the homestretch. Early voting is underway in NYC – and Primary Day is Tuesday! Nina ran one of USAID’s largest vaccine programs. She led the US government’s effort to deliver 500 million Covid…
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You’re on Capitol Hill in one week
One week out. You’re almost on the Hill. This is your reminder to finalize everything. Travel booked? Housing sorted? If you still need a room in DC, email MaggieGiansante@A4AL.org today. A quick note on the schedule: June 25th is our main Hill Day. If you can only make one day, make it the 25th. The full schedule…
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88 People an Hour
Today’s post is a poignant first-hand account about the staggering impacts of the dismantling of USAID from Bryce Smedley, a Former USAID Education Foreign Service Officer. From a look at some of the countless lives changed by its abrupt closure to the sheer scope of what the United States abandoned when the Administration made this dangerous…
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Lock in Your Plans for A4AL Hill Day
Hill Day is two weeks away. On June 24th and 25th, advocates from across the country will walk the halls of the Senate and make the case for American leadership. We want you in those rooms. You don’t need to be an expert. You need to show up, wear your shirt, and tell offices why…
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We Are Proud to Endorse USAID Champion Representative Lois Frankel
As I shared recently, at the Alliance for American Leadership, we don’t endorse lightly. Congresswoman Lois Frankel is a vocal USAID champion, and that’s why we endorsed her at a recent event with over 130 constituents in her home district. The event took place just a mile from Mar-A-Lago, and brought together supporters of USAID in…
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USAID Cuts Have a Hand in Overseas Ebola Outbreak
President Trump is gutting global health programs and letting Ebola spread unchecked. At the Alliance, we’re fighting back. This week, Secretary Rubio testified before four congressional committees. Our advocates packed the hearing rooms while wearing t-shirts that sent a clear message: “Foreign Aid Saves Lives, Strengthens America.” Our team represented the majority of the public…
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Book Your Flight for A4AL Hill Day
Our Hill Day is coming up and we want to see you there! Advocates from across the country will be joining us to advocate for international assistance and soft power. Will you join us? RSVP Hill Day is the centerpiece of Soft Power Summer. Advocates will join coordinated meetings across Capitol Hill in small groups,…
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Reminder – RSVP to Our Hill Day June 24 and 25
Already, over 100 advocates have RSVP’d for our Hill Day. Will you join them? Hill Day is the centerpiece of Soft Power Summer. Advocates will join coordinated meetings across Capitol Hill in small groups, engaging with congressional offices about why America’s investment in global development matters and how Congress can support effective international assistance. You…
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Did You Know America Spends Less Than 1% of Our Budget on Foreign Aid?
Each taxpayer contributed just $36 a year to USAID. Foreign aid has long been the neglected stepchild of U.S. policy. From the late 1940s until 2025, it has been misunderstood and underappreciated even while it played a critical role in our global success. It’s saved millions of lives, improved our relations with developing countries, and…
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We Don’t Endorse Lightly
We Don’t Endorse Lightly. Nina Schwalbe ran one of USAID’s largest vaccine programs. She led the US government’s effort to deliver 500 million Covid vaccines around the world. Now she’s running for Congress to bring her global advocacy back home. She’s exactly who we need representing NY-12. But right now she’s getting outspent, and a…
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Live with Congressional Candidate Nina Schwalbe
Proud to endorse former USAID leader Nina Schwalbe for Congress! Watch the Alliance for American Leadership’s interview with her below. https://substack.com/home/post/p-199612277
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The road to winning Michigan runs through communities shaped by U.S. foreign policy
I wanted to share a new piece by Mark Jamil, one of 1,100 young organizers who volunteers with the Alliance for American Leadership. Mark is a Chaldean-Assyrian American, living in Michigan. And he isn’t just writing about foreign policy, he is actively organizing his community to elect leaders who defend democracy, protect minorities abroad, and…
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Why We Fight
With the troubling rise in Ebola over the last few weeks, I’ve been thinking a lot about what we are fighting for at the Alliance for American Leadership. I was recently in Georgia registering voters and holding on-campus rallies to restore funding for humanitarian aid. Between campus rallies and talking to organizers, I spent a…
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Ebola is Spreading. Why isn’t America Responding?
The U.S. knows it’s a problem, but assigned just one official with a nominal budget to respond. Today, I wanted to share an article with you by public health expert Alain Casseus. Right now, an Ebola outbreak is rapidly spreading. The U.S. isn’t giving this the response or resources it deserves. Without action, the outbreak…
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We can’t win this without you
Last month, the Trump Administration proposed a budget that slashes aid programs by 30%. The budget calls for the near elimination of Food for Peace – a program that distributes crops grown by American farmers to families facing wars and natural disasters in Sudan, Ethiopia, and other countries across the world. Fight Back Now We’ve been here…
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The Day the Medicine Stopped
Today’s post quite vividly demonstrates the importance of critical foreign assistance initiatives, and the fallout from cutting them. South Sudan, 2024. 10-year-old Peter Donde is waiting for a familiar face—a man named Moses Okeny Labani. Since Peter was four, Labani regularly visited his home with the pills that keep Peter alive. They help him fight…
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When USAID Fell, I Stayed Silent. That’s Not the Example I Want to Set for My Son.
Below, is a guest editorial from Mahbub Sarwar, a former federal employee working for USAID before it was dismantled last year by the Trump administration. “We spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper. Could [have] gone to some great parties. Did that instead.” – [Elon Musk] That was what the richest person in…
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Welcome to Soft Power Summer: Join us in DC June 24th and 25th!
The Alliance for American Leadership is heading to Capitol Hill to advocate for humanitarian aid and global development this summer — and we want you to join us! No matter the season, we’re focused on fighting for foreign aid, including restoring USAID. Foreign aid has many benefits for countless lives both abroad and here at…
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White House Struggles with How to Spend $500 Billion More on Military Budget
Trump administration officials have struggled to figure out how to increase U.S. military spending by $500 billion in their forthcoming budget, slowing the overall White House spending plan, four people familiar with the matter said. President Donald Trump last month agreed to a roughly 50 percent funding boost sought by Pete Hegseth, the defense secretary, in the…
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Foreign Aid Isn’t Disappearing. It’s Being Rewritten as Trade. The World Isn’t Ready for That Shift.
Marco Rubio recently made a formal diplomatic move ordering all U.S. embassies to pressure foreign governments to sign a “Trade Over Aid” declaration at the U.N. Foreign aid was never just about charity. For the United States it has also been an important means of exercising power around the world for decades. Now, the U.S.…
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The Loss of USAID: Impacts at Home
A Letter to the Editor of the Cape Coral Breeze from an A4AL intern Today’s post comes from one of A4AL’s own legislative interns, Alyssa Bernhardt. This letter to the editor of her hometown newspaper is exactly the type of advocacy the Alliance for American Leadership is fostering in the next generation of foreign policy…
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Foreign Aid Supports American Farmers – Here’s How
Click here to find your state’s infographic Then, share it on social media. Every year, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) purchased roughly $2 billion in crops from American farmers. That food was shipped to communities facing famine, war, and natural disasters – preventing millions of deaths. What’s more American than our farmers helping feed the…
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Foreign Assistance in More Danger Thanks to House Appropriations 2027 Funding Bills
The future of foreign assistance isn’t looking good. Last week, the House Appropriations Committee passed its fiscal year 2027 funding bills for the Department of State and the Department of Agriculture, providing an early view of the U.S. foreign assistance budget. The House proposal funds the State Department at $47.32 billion, a 6% reduction from…
