EXCLUSIVE: State Department Axes $214 Million in Foreign Grants, From Cash for 'Newsroom Sustainability' in Moldova to 'Media Diversity' in the UK

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The State Department has eliminated $214 million in foreign funding initiatives, nixing 139 taxpayer-funded grants that promoted, among other things, "newsroom sustainability" in Moldova, "media diversity" in the United Kingdom, and "environmental resilience" in Armenia, the Washington Free Beacon has learned. DOGE carried out the "supplemental review of remaining foreign assistance grant programs" after the State Department completed its initial foreign funding review in late February, an