Critics called the policy, offered to thousands of federal employees, "legally dubious" and "intentionally misleading".

Trump also called for “unity” among the lawmakers gathered, urging them, after quoting scripture from Galatians, to “never ...

Most United States Agency for International Development (USAID) employees around the world will be placed on administrative leave, the agency said Tuesday, amid reports that its overseas missions ...

But Rubio stopped short of confirming that USAID — as has been widely rumored among aid officials in recent days — will be collapsed into the State Department. Rubio’s report to Congress ...

The Trump administration proposing cutting USAID staff from 8000 to fewer than ... Lindsay Whitehurst in Washington contributed to this report. A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked ...

Nichols's order, which will be in effect until February 14, blocks the Trump administration from implementing plans to place about 2,200 USAID workers on paid leave beginning on Saturday and ...

Since coming into power, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has barraged USAID, the international aid agency that dispenses food and supplies to nations all over the world.

Foreign aid in recent years has comprised about 1% of the federal budget and less than 0.33% of GDP, according to a Brookings Institution report from September. But USAID has nevertheless become a ...

“CLOSE IT DOWN,” Trump said Friday on social media of USAID. Crews used duct tape to ... Whitehurst in Washington contributed to this report.

5:30 p.m. EST, Feb. 7 Judge Carl Nichols prevented Trump from placing 2,200 USAID staff on leave while a lawsuit from labor ...