What is USAID and what does it do? The agency Musk, Trump aim to shut down, explained
Elon Musk said he is feeding USAID thorugh the wood chipper. The federal agency provides disaster relief across the world and promotes democracy.
What is USAID? Here’s what to know about the agency targeted by Trump, Musk for shutdown
USAID programs include things like vaccination initiatives, which can help prevent the spread of diseases, but critics claim the spending is wasteful.
What is the USAID? Elon Musk says President Trump agreed to shut down the federal agency
The U.S. Agency for International Development has been in the headlines following Texas billionaire Elon Musk's comments about the shutdown.
Trump’s Shutdown of USAID Challenged in Court by Worker Unions
President Donald Trump’s shutdown of the US Agency for International Development was challenged in court by unions representing federal employees, which say the freeze on foreign aid is causing a global humanitarian crisis and costing thousands of American jobs.
Groups representing federal workers file suit to stop Trump's shutdown of USAID
Federal workers associations filed suit late Thursday asking a federal court to stop the Trump administration’s “effective dismantling” of the lead U.S. aid agency. The lawsuit by the American Foreign Service Association and the American Federation of Government Employees comes as the new Trump administration and ally Elon Musk
Trump’s push to shut down USAID shows how international development is all about strategic interests
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is on the verge of being shut down by United States President Donald Trump’s administration. On Feb. 4, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the agency would be taken over by the State Department.
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Republican Claims U.S. Gave Hamas Money 'For Sex Change Operations'
A Republican cited White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt to claim that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) gave money to the terrorist group Hamas "for sex change ...
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Whistleblower exposes Biden admin’s plan to ‘infuse DEI into every federal agency’
A USAID whistleblower recently exposed the agency for making DEI a "central" part of USAID under the Biden-Harris ...
USAID signs pulled from HQ as judge puts 'limited' block on Trump bid to dismantle agency
A federal judge issued a "very limited" temporary order blocking the Trump administration from taking certain steps to ...
Secrecy preceded the shutdown of the consumer protection agency’s Washington headquarters
President Donald Trump’s budget chief has sent an email to consumer protection agency employees telling them to stop working.
'Thank you for your service': Trump administration puts USAID staff on leave
In a brief note posted on the international development agency's website, almost all employees were told they would be put on ...
Almost all USAID workers across the globe placed on leave as Trump moves to gut agency
Thousands of USAID employees, except for essential personnel, were notified they will be placed on administrative leave at ...
USAID set to be hacked from 14,000 workers to just 294 as Trump team shreds humanitarian agency: report
An internal chart of the employee breakdown shared by a former USAID global health director also notes that only 21 people ...
Former USAID official on possible agency merger, funding cutbacks: "It's not an overhaul. It's a destruction."
Dr. Atul Gawande said denigrating USAID is "dangerous for the country" and shuttering its programs could make Americans less ...
Rubio named acting director of another US government agency: report
Secretary of State Marco Rubio assumed another role in the Trump administration, acting director of the U.S. Archives. He is ...