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 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.
What is USAID and what exactly does it do? Why Trump, Musk want to shut it down
A federal judge on Friday revealed he will temporarily block the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development on paid leave. The day prior, the administration told USAID officials it planned to exempt 297 employees from global leave and furloughs ordered for at least 8,
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.
Trump calls for closing USAID
US President Donald Trump believes that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) should be closed. He justifies this demand by claiming unprecedented levels of corruption, according to his post on Truth Social.
President Trump pushing for USAID shutdown
President Trump posted online, calling the organization that delivers aid to people around the world "corrupt."
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 ...
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US aid agency sign removed from headquarters as judge pauses Trump's closure bid
The Trump administration moved to dismantle USAID, removing its signage and recalling staff despite legal challenges. A judge ...
Trump is gutting an agency that his daughter once championed
President Donald Trump is eagerly dismantling an agency that was once championed by his daughter and senior adviser, Ivanka ...
'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 ...
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.
‘We Are in Disbelief’: Africa Reels as U.S. Aid Agency Is Dismantled
The collapse of U.S.A.I.D. at the hands of President Trump and Elon Musk is already leaving gaping holes in vital health care ...
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 ...
"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, ...
'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 the end of Friday.
Musk says United States Agency for International Development to be shut down in government cost-cutting drive
Elon Musk, leading the federal cost-cutting panel, announced plans to shut down USAID, describing it as 'beyond repair.' The U.S., as the world's largest single donor, disbursed $72 billion in aid in ...