Why Trump, Musk want to shut down USAID: ‘Time for it to die’
The U.S. Agency for International Development has become the latest target in President Donald Trump’s push to massively ...
Trump Administration Explores Bringing USAID Under State Department, Sources Say
If USAID were put under the State Department, it would likely have dramatic consequences for global life-saving aid from the ...
USAID Website Down After Reports of Possible Shutdown
The official website of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) remained inaccessible on Monday, two days after ...
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Devex Newswire: USAID purge reaches new level — and around the world
The widespread purge of USAID staff now includes foreign service officers and their families serving overseas. Plus, UNFPA in ...
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USAID website goes dark after Musk rebuke
A weekend email from USAID leadership instructed staff accordingly, while plaques bearing the USAID seal were removed from offices, signaling a shift in the agency’s structure. The agency’s social ...
China’s belt and road could fill ‘vacuum’ after Trump’s USAID freeze: analysts
With the future of the US development agency in doubt, China could step in to continue funding infrastructure projects for ...
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A career official tried to undo Trump’s purge at USAID. He was then purged, too.
The initiative, started by USAID in 1985, tracks hunger across dozens of food-insecure areas including the Gaza Strip, Sudan, Yemen, Haiti, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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What is USAID, the government agency targeted by Trump and Elon Musk?
A week after President Donald Trump ordered a 90-day pause on foreign aid, his administration removed two top USAID security officials after they refused to grant representatives of Elon Musk’s ...