Cuts and Consequences: The End of USAID (Tuesday, April 28, 2026)

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:30:00 GMT

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN MOnday, MARCH 30

Last day to Register for this in-person event: FRIDAY, APRIL 24.

The Venue for this event will be the Industry Room (3rd floor), Union South, 1308 W. Dayton St, Madison WI.

Parking is available in Lot 80 beneath Union South (enter from W. Dayton St.), and at Lot 20 at 1390 University Ave.

Reception with appetizers and cash bar 5:30 - 6:00, presentation with Q&A 6:00 - 7:30.

Registration fee for this event is $40 per person. Be sure to register on time!

Cuts and Consequences: The End of USAID

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 - 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm

Molly Knight Raskin

Freelance Journalist, Author, and Documentary Producer

Molly Knight Raskin is an award-winning freelance journalist, author, and documentary producer with over 20 years of experience. She is best known for her reporting on global and mental health. In addition to writing for the Washington Post and the Associated Press, she has produced 9 PBS NewsHour segments, 2 episodes of PSB Frontline, as well as standalone documentaries for National Geographic, History Channel, Netflix, and A&E.

In her presentation to MCFR, Molly Knight Raskin will share insights from her Pulitzer Center-supported reporting project, Cuts and Consequences: The End of USAID, which aired on PBS NewsHour. The project documents the impact of the Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the agency responsible for distributing more than $40 billion a year to over 100 countries globally. She also explains how she reported this story on the ground in several countries on the African continent, and illuminates her job as a freelancer journalist.

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Madison Committee on Foreign Relations upcoming events

Cuts and Consequences: The End of USAID (Tuesday, April 28, 2026)

REGISTRATION WILL OPEN MOnday, MARCH 30

Last day to Register for this in-person event: FRIDAY, APRIL 24.

Cuts and Consequences: The End of USAID

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 - 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm