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? 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 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 to further U.S. interests.
Musk says he, Trump in process of closing US Agency for International Development
Billionaire Entrepreneur Elon Musk, now in charge of the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, said Monday that he and President Donald Trump are going to shutter the United States Agency for International Development.
What is USAID? Explaining the US foreign aid agency and why Trump and Musk want to end it
In its first two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. Agency for International Development
What Is USAID, the Foreign Aid Agency Trump Is Targeting?
President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk have launched a full-frontal assault on the United States Agency for International Development. Pending a review, he’s ordered a pause to all US foreign aid — with some exceptions — and Musk has threatened to shut down the independent government agency entirely,
US Spy World Worries It Will Be Next for Trump’s DOGE-Led Purges
The Trump administration’s campaign to root out perceived disloyalty or waste at the Justice Department, the US Agency for ...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Nearly All Jobs Are Said to Be Cut at Aid Agency
Officials for the agency were notified of the planned cuts on the same day they learned that about 800 awards and contracts ...
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 ...
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 ...
US ally accuses Biden admin of using USAID as a 'tool to interfere with domestic issues'
The Trump administration has made USAID a prime target for spending cuts under Elon Musk's DOGE — and America’s allies and enemies alike are taking notice.
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'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 ...
UN food agency WFP received dozens of US stop work orders despite emergency waiver
The U.N. World Food Programme (WFP) was ordered by Washington to stop work on dozens of U.S.-funded grants, according to an ...
Rubio’s years of strong support for USAID stand in contrast to his sudden criticism of the aid agency
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, newly in charge of the besieged US Agency for International Development, was for years a ...
Former USAID official on possible agency merger, funding cutbacks: "It's not an overhaul. It's a destruction"
Dr. Atul Gawande said denigrating the agency is "dangerous for the country" and shuttering its programs could make Americans ...