What is USAID and why is Trump poised to 'close it down'?
Elon Musk, the tech billionaire working on the White House's effort to shrink the federal government, has previously claimed ...
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Trump demands USAID shutdown as mass suspensions, layoffs begin
President Donald Trump called on Feb. 7 for the immediate closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), ...
What is USAID, the government agency targeted by Trump and Elon Musk?
Elon Musk called USAID a criminal organization that should “die.” Proponents say it’s a key arm of U.S. influence that, if ...
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How USAID went woke and destroyed itself
But take it from someone who worked at USAID for three years: Its fate was already sealed. USAID, the U.S. government’s vehicle to disburse tens of billions of dollars in taxpayer-funded foreign ...
USAID was dismantled so fast by Elon Musk-led DOGE that one sacked employee had to be rehired to process time sheets of other staff
Elon Musk-led DOGE dismantled the $40 billion US Agency for International Development, impacting 10,000 employees and ...
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Trump and Musk should gut USAID. America needs to fix our own house first. | Opinion
About 10,000 USAID employees, excluding essential personnel, were notified Tuesday that they will be placed on administrative leave at the end of Friday. So continues Trump's sledgehammer method ...
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All USAID humanitarian work has effectively stopped, current and former officials say
Scores of career USAID workers are also seeing their lives turned upside down. Current and former U.S. Agency for International Development officials, speaking anonymously due to fear of ...
Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump promoted USAID programs which are now called 'fraud' by Donald Trump
Melania and Ivanka Trump promoted USAID initiatives in education and women's empowerment during the first term of the Trump ...
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Government workers sue to stop Trump from dismantling USAID
About 10,000 USAID employees were told this week that they will be placed on administrative leave at the end of Friday. The only exception is for designated personnel responsible for "mission ...
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Here’s what folding USAID into State is likely to look like
That’s assuming the USAID name even exists in a few weeks. The White House has not publicly outlined its plans for the aid agency and how international assistance will be affected by its moves t ...