What is USAID? Explaining the US foreign aid agency and why Trump and Musk want to end it
USAID has outlived the Soviet Union, which fell in 1991. Today, supporters of USAID argue that U.S. assistance in countries ...
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What is USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development?
Formed in 1961, the agency with a roughly $40 billion budget provides humanitarian assistance abroad and funds other projects ...
Rubio says he’s acting director of USAID as humanitarian agency is taken over by the State Department
The news came hours after Elon Musk, who has been charged with overhauling the federal government, said President Donald ...
Live updates: Trump pauses planned tariffs on Canada and Mexico; Elon Musk says USAID to be shut down
Trump's wide-ranging tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China divided lawmakers and world leaders over the weekend. President ...
Why It’s a Huge Deal That Trump Is Trying to Shut Down USAID
Elon Musk “ spent the weekend feeding USAID into the wood chipper ,” he posted Monday morning on X, adding that he destroyed ...
Democratic Sen. Brian Schatz puts a hold on Trump's State Department nominees
The move comes after Elon Musk said he and Trump would shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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‘Lack Of Cohesive Response’: ‘Morning Joe’ Panelists Fret Over Dems’ Reaction To DOGE Foreign Funds Audit
Joe” expressed concerns Monday morning that Democrats in Congress have failed to mount a “cohesive response” to ...
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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 ...
Marco Rubio announced as acting administrator of USAID
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he is the acting administrator of the United States Agency for International Development ...
Why Is Elon Musk Attacking USAID? How Partisan Politics Made Foreign Aid Agency Suddenly So Controversial
Elon Musk said he and Trump want to shut down the agency because of its purportedly “radical” work, but the controversy seems mired in partisan politics.