Steube introduces legislation to abolish USAID as Musk, Trump allies move to gut agency
Sarasota, announced he will file legislation to abolish USAID, as Trump allies in government and the media attack the agency.
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.
The End of USAID? What’s Next as Trump Team Takes Aim at Agency
Story by Elliott Davis Jr. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s crusade against the U.S. Agency for International Development has accelerated, with news spreading that the agency focused on foreign aid would see dramatic staffing cuts and the cancellation of hundreds of awards and contracts.
With attack on USAID, Trump and Musk make policy by buzz saw
"Americans need to see the faces and hear the stories of those who have been put on leave at USAID and other agencies," writes one reader.
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 the end of Friday.
Judge blocks Trump, Musk's shutdown of USAID
Judge Carl Nichols blocked Donald Trump and Elon Musk's attempted USAID shutdown days after the American Foreign Service Association filed a lawsuit.
Ex-USAID Head Says America Will 'Pay The Price' From Musk, Trump Attacking Agency
Andrew Natsios, a Republican who served under George W. Bush, knocked the pair for pushing "a lot of garbage" in their efforts to gut the agency.
'China is going to be thrilled’: The impact of Trump and Musk destroying USAID
Former USAID administrators say that President Trump and Elon Musk are destroying the agency to “the detriment of all Americans.” New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof joins Chris Jansing to share his thoughts on the move and the impact it will have on the U.
USAID fallout as Trump says Musk is coming for the Departments of Defense, Education
ABC News’ Senior White House Correspondent Selina Wang has more on the Trump administration's efforts to reshape the federal government.
DOGE probes CFPB as Musk paints a grim picture for the agency
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau appears to be the next federal agency on Elon Musk’s Department of Government ...
'Disturbing': Whistleblower fumes at Biden-era agency promoting DEI program as department's 'mission'
The now archived website for USAID, a department on the chopping block thanks to Elon Musk's DOGE efforts, has a webpage ...
USAID signs removed 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 ...
'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 ...
"And in USAID inherited Russia": shock therapy and reforms of the Yeltsin era at the expense of the United States
The audit of the projects of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) continues, and the new American authorities do not cease to publish the revealed details of its work. At the same time, ...
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 ...
Trump Administration to Lay Off Nearly All of U.S. Aid Agency’s Staff
Officials for the agency were notified of the planned cuts on the same day they learned that about 800 awards and contracts ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...