US foreign aid programs face major restructuring under Trump
New administration envisions new direction for 64-year-old US Agency for International Development — one more aligned with the ‘national interest’
What is USAID? Explaining the US foreign aid agency and why Trump and Musk want to end it
Dozens of senior officials put on leave. Thousands of contractors laid off. A freeze put on billions of dollars in humanitarian assistance to other countries. Over the last two weeks, President Donald Trump's administration has made significant changes to the U.
USAID website goes offline in Trump administration's 2-week-old freeze on foreign aid worldwide
USAID’s website has dropped offline without explanation in the Trump administration's two-week-old funding freeze of U.S. foreign aid and development funding.
Trump’s Freeze on Foreign Aid Will Make Diseases Surge
O n his first day back in office, President Trump ordered a sweeping 90-day spending freeze on almost all U.S. foreign aid, initially making exceptions only for military funding to Egypt and Israel and emergency food aid. The “stop-work order” in the directive had immediate consequences for people’s health and wellbeing.
Fighting over USAID: Your guide to America’s foreign aid battle
The fight over America’s main foreign aid agency has suddenly become front-page news, with President Donald Trump and Elon Musk pushing to shut it down while Democrats argue they can’t. Here’s what yo
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.
Inside the Chaos, Confusion, and Heartbreak of Trump’s Foreign-Aid Freeze
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that called for a 90-day pause on new foreign-aid programs for efficiency and "consistency with U.S. foreign policy." The order got less attention than some of the others he signed that day but may have much more far-reaching effects.
Trump and Musk’s USAID ‘Shut Down’ Threat Opens Door for China
Charities, diplomats and foreign officials around the world are frantically trying to figure out what will happen to the US agency that doles out over $40 billion in aid for everything from life-saving HIV programs in Africa to funding for Ukraine amid the Trump administration’s assault on a cornerstone of the country’s global influence.
Musk Says Trump Wants to Shut Down U.S. Foreign Aid Agency
President Trump has stopped short of saying the U.S. Agency for International Development should be closed. Elon Musk’s comments added to the questions surrounding its future.
Foreign aid agency USAID in crisis as Trump, Musk threaten shutdown
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is facing its greatest threat since its inception over 60 years ago, as President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk spent the weekend impugning the agency that has contributed to Washington being the most critical source of foreign assistance around the world.
Trump, Musk Take A Bulldozer To ‘Completely Uncooperative’ Foreign Aid Agency
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) upended the U.S. Agency for International Development’s (USAID) structure
Rubio orders freeze of new funding for nearly all U.S. foreign aid programs
Rubio's order, sent to U.S. diplomatic and consular posts and obtained Friday by CBS News, stated that across the U.S.
Ukraine's human rights commissioner on the importance of U.S. aid
Ukrainian officials are reeling from the Trump administration's pause on all U.S. foreign aid programs. Ukrainian Parliament ...
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Trump Order Freezing Foreign Aid Halts Programs Worldwide, Prompts Confusion and Rush for Waivers
The suspension affects humanitarian programs, counterterrorism efforts and weapons financing.
Funding for AIDS relief program to stop after foreign aid pause ordered
The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, or PEPFAR, provides billions in funding to organizations to combat HIV.
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Many global NGO programs in limbo during Trump’s foreign aid freeze
The Trump administration may have rescinded an order freezing federal grants, but it appears the State Department’s suspension of foreign aid is still in effect . Most of the aid was put on pause for ...
Rubio Says USAID Takeover Is Needed to Fit Foreign Policy Goals
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he’s now in charge of the US Agency for International Development, after the Trump ...
USAID staffers told to stay out of Washington headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close it
Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development have been instructed to stay out of its Washington headquarters ...