USAID families have their lives upended by Trump move to shut agency
The Trump administration's abrupt move to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has upended the lives of thousands of American employees and family members posted overseas, leaving them facing costly and difficult decisions,
What is USAID and what does it do? The agency Musk, Trump aim to shut down, explained
Elon Musk said he is feeding USAID thorugh the wood chipper. The federal agency provides disaster relief across the world and promotes democracy.
What is USAID and what exactly does it do? Why Trump, Musk want to shut it down
A federal judge on Friday revealed he will temporarily block the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development on paid leave. The day prior, the administration told USAID officials it planned to exempt 297 employees from global leave and furloughs ordered for at least 8,
Trump’s push to shut down USAID shows how international development is all about strategic interests
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is on the verge of being shut down by United States President Donald Trump’s administration. On Feb. 4, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the agency would be taken over by the State Department.
Trump calls for closing USAID
US President Donald Trump believes that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) should be closed. He justifies this demand by claiming unprecedented levels of corruption, according to his post on Truth Social.
President Trump pushing for USAID shutdown
President Trump posted online, calling the organization that delivers aid to people around the world "corrupt."
'Disturbing': Whistleblower fumes at Biden-era agency promoting DEI program as department's 'mission'
The now archived website for USAID, a department on the chopping block thanks to Elon Musk's DOGE efforts, has a webpage ...
"And in USAID inherited Russia": shock therapy and reforms of the Yeltsin era at the expense of the United States
The audit of the projects of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) continues, and the new American authorities ...
USAID signs pulled from HQ as judge puts 'limited' block on Trump bid to dismantle agency
A federal judge issued a "very limited" temporary order blocking the Trump administration from taking certain steps to ...
Steube introduces legislation to abolish USAID as Musk, Trump allies move to gut agency
Sarasota, announced he will file legislation to abolish USAID, as Trump allies in government and the media attack the agency.
With attack on USAID, Trump and Musk make policy by buzz saw
"Americans need to see the faces and hear the stories of those who have been put on leave at USAID and other agencies," ...
'Thank you for your service': Trump administration puts USAID staff on leave
In a brief note posted on the international development agency's website, almost all employees were told they would be put on ...
Trump Administration to Lay Off Nearly All of U.S. Aid Agency’s Staff
Officials for the agency were notified of the planned cuts on the same day they learned that about 800 awards and contracts ...
USAID set to be hacked from 14,000 workers to just 294 as Trump team shreds humanitarian agency: report
An internal chart of the employee breakdown shared by a former USAID global health director also notes that only 21 people ...
Red states pursue their own DOGE-style reforms
Numerous Republican-led states are seeking to implement measures to slash the size and cost of state governments in an effort ...
USAID signs removed from HQ as judge puts 'limited' block on Trump bid to dismantle agency
A federal judge issued a "very limited" temporary order blocking the Trump administration from taking certain steps to ...
Musk says United States Agency for International Development to be shut down in government cost-cutting drive
Elon Musk, leading the federal cost-cutting panel, announced plans to shut down USAID, describing it as 'beyond repair.' The U.S., as the world's largest single donor, disbursed $72 billion in aid in ...