America Now - July 1, 10 PM EST

How USAID funded Ukraine and… rap music? Rap music mysteriously drops out of the top 40 music charts after USAID shuts down – just like 90% of Ukrainian media fell off after cuts.

The truth behind a government program that impacted not only foreign policy but possibly influenced decisions on American music.

Is USAID, the United States’ humanitarian arm, responsible for starting a revolution that killed thousands? Alex Stein of the show ‘Alex Stein Afterhours’ joins host Ben Swann to shed light on the questions about USAID and what it actually funded. He will also look at the connection between rap music and the program that may surprise you.

Plus, RT correspondent Steve Sweeny is in Lebanon as the US calls to disarm armed groups in Iraq.

And, from wars to sanctions to shifting alliances, one relationship keeps resurfacing in global crises today: the United States and Russia. Olivia Flynn has the story.