The rationale was to address "mismanagement, fraud, and misaligned priorities." Former USAID official Jeremy Konyndyk said ...

There are cuts to pandemic preparedness, even though we are barely emerging from the Covid pandemic, and it was less than 10 years ago that we experienced the largest epidemic of Ebola.

Foreign assistance offers collective benefit — to security interests, humanitarian values, and public health. But it is also ...

Experts say this can be avoided if the South African government covers some of the defunded services A new model estimates that the cancellation of funding from the US President's Emergency Plan for ...

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has faced significant funding cuts under the current administration. In March 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that 83% of USAID ...

As civil war-torn Myanmar struggles to recover from a devastating earthquake, the United States is facing criticism that it has abandoned the country in its hour of need – and is ceding global ...

WASHINGTON — A billionaire Palestinian-American developer accused by Oct. 7 victims’ families of “aiding and abetting” Hamas ...

Lawmakers and food manufacturers are pushing USAID to unfreeze funding for ready-to-use therapeutic food to fight ...

Last month, the government told Congress it plans to “abolish” the agency entirely, moving some of its humanitarian, global health, and “limited national security” programs to the State Department.

The agency's foreign service officers have been ordered to return to the U.S. by Aug. 15. That's the same day all local hires ...

Learn more about the agency as President Trump pushes to eliminate it and terminates USAID contracts that provide lifesaving food aid.

The Trump administration on Tuesday claimed foreign aid programs that were cut in error would be restored. “There were a few ...