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 to put nearly all staff on leave Friday; overseas missions shuttering
Washington — Nearly all staff for the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, will be placed on leave Friday night, the agency announced on its website Tuesday night. Earlier in the ...
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Trump accuses USAID of being 'corrupt'; implies the agency's days are numbered
Trump's comments came a day after the White House said more than 600 USAID employees had been put on administrative leave and more than 700 personal service contracts had been terminated ...
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USAID to be merged into State Department, 3 U.S. officials say
USAID, the United States Agency for International Development, will be merged into the State Department with significant cuts in the workforce, but it will remain a humanitarian aid entity, three ...
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What is USAID and what does it do? The agency Musk, Trump aim to shut down, explained
Elon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under President Donald Trump's administration, has set his sights on dismantling the federal agency USAID. Following a week of ...
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USAID workers placed on administrative leave ‘until further notice’
Employees at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are being placed on administrative leave with pay “until further notice,” according to letters reviewed by The Hill.
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USAID is on Trump and Musk's cost-cutting list. Here's where the foreign aid agency spends its money.
Proposed cuts to the US Agency for International Development could reduce assistance to Ukraine, Jordan, and Ethiopia. Data for fiscal year 2024 shows that USAID distributed nearly $32.5 billion ...
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Musk on USAID: ‘Time for it to die’
USAID “is a criminal organization,” Musk, whom President Donald Trump has tasked with leading a government efficiency group — DOGE — wrote on X Sunday. “Time for it to die,” he added.
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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 was rotten, but Trump needs the ‘soft power’ of foreign aid done right
In an ideal world, USAID strengthens US influence through soft power. At just over $40 billion, USAID’s annual budget is a small fraction of the Department of Defense’s annual allocation of ...
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USAID employees around the world will be placed on leave Friday and ordered to return to US
As of 11:59 p.m. ET Friday, “all USAID direct hire personnel will be placed on administrative leave globally, with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical ...