What is USAID and what does it do? The agency Musk, Trump aim to shut down, explained
The United States Agency for International Development is the world's largest foreign aid agency. Trump had already ordered a global freeze on most U.S. foreign aid as he moves to fulfill his campaign promise of "America First" policies.
What is the USAID? Elon Musk says President Trump agreed to shut down the federal agency
The U.S. Agency for International Development has been in the headlines following Texas billionaire Elon Musk's comments about the shutdown.
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,
Trump doubles USAID staff he’s keeping while calling for agency shutdown
But the administration at the same time has revised upward the number of USAID staff it plans to keep from 300 to 600 out of more than 10,000 previously, according to four people
Trump calls on USAID to be shut down
Trump called for ending the United States Agency for International Development, alleging without evidence that the agency is spending money fraudulently.
Thousands to begin forced leave at USAID under Trump’s plan to gut the agency
A judge was holding a hearing Friday afternoon in the lawsuit from federal workers associations, who argue that President Donald Trump lacks the authority to shut down an agency enshrined in congressional legislation.
Judge blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID employees on leave at midnight
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from orchestrating its plan to place more than 2,000 USAID employees on ...
Sorting Out the Facts on ‘Waste and Abuse’ at USAID
As President Donald Trump's administration targets the U.S. Agency for International Development for closure or major ...
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.
Nonprofits, NGOs scramble to provide global aid amid USAID uncertainly
International aid and development work funded by the U.S. government has almost entirely come to a halt, leaders in ...
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Almost all USAID workers across the globe placed on leave as Trump moves to gut agency
WASHINGTON − About 10,000 employees of the United States Agency for International Development ... A State Department notice to USAID employees ‒ two-thirds of whom work overseas across ...
"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 do not cease to publish the revealed details of its work. At the same time, ...
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'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 ...
First on CNN: Republican and Democratic former USAID leaders speak out against Trump’s attempts to dismantle agency
Five former leaders of the US Agency for International Development from across Republican and Democratic administrations have ...
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 ...
DAVID MARCUS: If USAID is so vital, where is the global outrage?
Columnist David Marcus writes that only American bureaucrats seem to be outraged over President Trump's war on the United ...