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Trump, Musk and USAID

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

What is USAID and what does it do? The agency Musk, Trump aim to shut down, explained

The United States Agency for International Development is the world's largest foreign aid agency. Trump had already ordered a global freeze on most U.S. foreign aid as he moves to fulfill his campaign promise of "America First" policies.

The Conversation on MSN · 11h

Trump’s push to shut down USAID shows how international development is all about strategic interests

The dismantling of USAID underscores a larger trend of strategic and ideological considerations that have always influenced international development aid.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Congress is quiet as Trump and Musk take the ax to federal agencies

President Donald Trump’s administration this week launched one of its most brazen challenges yet to Congress’s authority. Lawmakers offered little pushback.

Trump Admin slashes USAID staff from 10,000

The Washington Post on MSN · 4h

Recall of USAID’s global workforce causes havoc and distress

USAID employees stationed overseas are struggling to navigate the sudden upheaval, having received little clear information from the Trump administration.

Trump administration to keep only 294 USAID staff out of over 10,000 globally, sources say

President Donald Trump's administration plans to keep fewer than 300 staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development out of the agency's worldwide total of more than 10,000, four sources told Reuters on Thursday.

'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 leave. The note ended with the words, "Thank you for your service."

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USAID Paying for Politico Is a Nontroversy

Conservatives and libertarians are correct to draw attention to all sorts of reckless spending within the federal government.

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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 ...

Tyler O’Neil: USAID’s abuse of foreign aid has left the public ‘flabbergasted’

Signal Senior Editor Tyler O’Neil says the sorts of international projects funded by the United States Agency for ...

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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 ...

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Trump calls USAID a 'tremendous fraud.' His wife and daughter promoted its work

In 2019 then-President Trump signed a memorandum launching a new "Women's Global Development and Prosperity" Initiative aimed ...

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First on CNN: Republican and Democratic former USAID leaders speak out against Trump’s attempts to dismantle agency

Five former leaders of the US Agency for International Development from across Republican and Democratic administrations have ...

USAID unions sue Trump administration to halt 'unconstitutional and illegal' cuts

After Secretary of State Marco Rubio approved less than 300 essential personnel to continue in jobs past Friday, unions ...

Rep. Tom Tiffany: USAID was the ‘ultimate grift’ at the expense of the taxpayer

Representative Tom Tiffany (R-WI) says it’s important for DOGE to continue to expose the recipients of foreign funding from ...

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