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Trump, Musk and USAID

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.

The Conversation on MSN · 5h

Trump’s push to shut down USAID shows how international development is all about strategic interests

The dismantling of USAID underscores a larger trend of strategic and ideological considerations that have always influenced international development aid.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Congress is quiet as Trump and Musk take the ax to federal agencies

President Donald Trump’s administration this week launched one of its most brazen challenges yet to Congress’s authority. Lawmakers offered little pushback.

USAID putting nearly all staff on leave

Reuters · 4h

Trump administration to keep only 294 USAID staff out of over 10,000 globally, sources say

President Donald Trump's administration plans to keep fewer than 300 staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development out of the agency's worldwide total of more than 10,000, four sources told Reuters on Thursday.

U.S. News & World Report · 2d

State Dept Orders Shutdown of USAID Overseas Missions, Recalls Staff, Sources Say

The U.S. State Department has ordered the shutdown of overseas missions of U.S. Agency for International Development and is working to recall thousands of staff worldwide, two sources familiar with the discussions said on Tuesday.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

USAID putting nearly all staff on leave; overseas missions shuttering

USAID announced that all "direct-hire personnel" will be placed on leave with some exceptions for those on "mission-critical functions, core leadership and specially designated programs."

USAID Has Big Impact Across the Globe

The Associated Press on MSN · 39m

From fighting disease to protecting the Amazon rainforest, USAID has big impact across the globe

The Trump administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn widespread criticism from congressional Democrats.

The Washington Post · 1d

USAID is going away, and along with it cocaine-fighting efforts and Amazon rainforest protection

The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development will deliver a major blow to efforts including humanitarian assistance in Colombia, conservation efforts in Brazil and coca eradication

Time · 13h

What Is USAID and What Impact Does It Have Across the Globe?

The Trump Administration’s decision to close the U.S. Agency for International Development has drawn much criticism.

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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 ...

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BREAKING: Trump To Lay Off Nearly Every USAID Worker

The United States Agency for International Development will lay off almost its entire workforce as President Donald Trump forces through cuts at the agency in complete circumvention of Congress, which ...

justthenews1h

Rep. Tom Tiffany: USAID was the ‘ultimate grift’ at the expense of the taxpayer

Representative Tom Tiffany (R-WI) says it’s important for DOGE to continue to expose the recipients of foreign funding from ...

KPBS2h

USAID cut dramatically as officials address 'stunning and irresponsible' changes

Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved less than 300 essential personnel as USAID staff in the U.S. and overseas rush to ...

USAID Paying for Politico Is a Nontroversy

Conservatives and libertarians are correct to draw attention to all sorts of reckless spending within the federal government.

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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 ...

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USAID to place all direct-hire staff on administrative leave starting Friday

A day after the Trump administration moved to shut down the USAID agency, the State Department has begun helping recall all ...

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Almost all USAID workers across the globe placed on leave as Trump moves to gut agency

Thousands of USAID employees, except for essential personnel, were notified they will be placed on administrative leave at ...

USAID paid $44K to Politico, not over $8M as White House claimed. It was for subscriptions

U.S. President Donald Trump, the White House press secretary and DOGE Director Elon Musk promoted misleading statements about USAID and Politico.

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USAID putting nearly all staff on leave

USAID Has Big Impact Across the Globe

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