Photos show crew removing USAID signage amid the agency's uncertain future
A crew took letters off the USAID headquarters hours after President Trump called to "CLOSE IT DOWN." ...
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USAID announces nearly all direct hires will be placed on administrative leave
The U.S. Agency for International Development announced Tuesday night that almost all direct hires around the world will be placed on administrative leave this week. The move was announced on the ...
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USAID to be reduced to about 290 foreign service officers and civil servants
Thousands of USAID employees learned they would be placed on administrative leave starting at 11:59 p.m. Friday through a message posted on USAID.gov this week. USAID personnel overseas were ...
USA Today5d
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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USAID Controversy Live Updates: Judge Blocks Trump From Putting 2,200 Staff On Leave
Protestors gather outside of USAID headquarters in Washington, DC. 5:30 p.m. EST, Feb. 7Judge Carl Nichols prevented Trump from placing 2,200 USAID staff on leave while a lawsuit from labor unions ...
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When Melania, Ivanka used USAID funds for their pet projects: 'It's really touching'
Records now reveal that both Melania and Ivanka used thousands of dollars from USAID to fund their pet projects during the first term. USAID helped Melania Trump's Be Best program and Ivanka Trump ...
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Elon Musk calls USAID ‘a criminal organization.’ Here’s the truth.
Then, the purge started. Dozens of USAID’s top leaders were placed on immediate leave. Hundreds of support staff were let go, and those remaining were told not only to stop funding development ...
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USAID to put nearly all staff on leave Friday; overseas missions shuttering
Those considered exceptions will be notified by USAID leadership by 3 p.m. ET Thursday, and further guidance on how to request an exception will be forthcoming, the email said. The statement notes ...
The Hill4d
Trump administration slashing USAID workforce to fewer than 300 employees: Reports
Neither USAID nor the White House immediately responded to requests for comment from The Hill. Essential personnel was to be notified by 3 p.m. EST Thursday, per a message posted on the USAID ...
USA Today4d
Almost all USAID workers across the globe placed on leave as Trump moves to gut agency
A State Department notice to USAID employees ‒ two-thirds of whom ... be placed on administrative leave effective Friday at 11:59 p.m. ET. The only exception is for designated personnel ...
Roll Call3d
Federal judge orders pause on USAID administrative leave
Gilbride pointed out that the freeze of funds also put USAID contracting officers on the hook, as they bore legal liability for the payment of funds that the government had frozen. Gilbride argued ...