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notified Congress on March 28 that officials intend to reorganize "certain USAID functions to the Department by July 1, 2025." USAID functions that are not absorbed by the State Department will be ...
Trump has acted to ensure that America speaks with one voice abroad — his own. That’s not a power grab. It is a reassertion ...
On March 28, USAID informed roughly 4,600 employees that they would be terminated either on July 1—when all remaining agency functions are scheduled to merge with the State Department—or ...
USAID, now shut down, was instrumental in various global initiatives, including forest preservation around the Panama Canal. The agency pioneered the Famine Early Warning System, a crucial tool ...
For decades the State Department has been in dire need of reform. But “just moving boxes around on an org chart” doesn’t work ...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a "reorganization" of the State Department, with plans for staffing cuts.
The State Department, which is assuming some of USAID's functions under the Trump administration's plan to cut U.S. foreign aid, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. USAID's human ...
The reported firings come as the Trump administration plans to fully eliminate the USAID agency and absorb its function within the State Department. On March 28, the agency notified its remaining ...
USAID opened its West Bank and Gaza Strip office ... it was ultimately designed and closely overseen by the US to function as a client regime, managing and controlling the occupied population.