US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures
Trump administration changes have upended the U.S. agency charged with providing humanitarian aid overseas, with senior officials put on leave, contractors laid off and a sweeping freeze imposed on fo
Rubio foreign aid freeze leads to USAID staff suspensions and contractor terminations
Approximately 60 senior staff within USAID have been suspended, leaving the agency without clear leadership, five sources familiar with the internal action told CBS News.
US foreign aid freeze is upending global aid and the work of contractors
The extent of the impacts of the Trump administration’s sudden 90-day freeze of almost all foreign aid is still unclear almost a week on, as officials and aid workers overseas try to make sense of which activities must be suspended.
Donald Trump's Aid Freeze Forces Zelensky to Look Elsewhere
Trump's aid freeze has left humanitarian projects in Ukraine without funding in the middle of winter, prompting concerns that many would have to close down. Zelensky's comments suggest that Kyiv is hoping that Europe and domestic funders can make up the shortfall as U.S. policy is being worked out.
Hundreds of USAID contractors put on leave, terminated amid US freeze on global aid
By Simon Lewis, Humeyra Pamuk and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of contractors working for the U.S. Agency for International Development are being put on unpaid leave and some are being terminated after U.
Donald Trump’s foreign aid freeze sparks global funding crisis
The 90-day suspension of US aid and “stop-work” requirement following the president’s executive order last week has exposed with lightning-like intensity the global reach of US assistance, whose diverse projects worldwide have been an essential part of American soft power.
Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Causes Fear of H.I.V. Resurgence in Africa
Patients and health care advocates said the abrupt decision to halt U.S. funding for a lifesaving H.I.V. program led to widespread confusion. The backtracking didn’t help.
The cost of freezing foreign aid
Although the Trump administration rescinded an order freezing federal grants, foreign aid is still suspended for 90 days — with potentially dire consequences.
A career official tried to undo Trump’s purge at USAID. He was then purged, too.
A dramatic purge and counter-purge at USAID played out in emails obtained by The Washington Post, as Trump’s pause on foreign ...
Senior USAID official ousted after fighting back against removal of career leadership
Dozens of senior career civil servants and foreign service officers have been placed on administrative leave and hundreds of ...
Hundreds of USAID internal contractors put on leave, terminated amid US freeze on global aid
Hundreds of internal contractors working for the U.S. Agency for International Development are being put on unpaid leave and ...
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Scoop: USAID issues guidance on operating expenses exempt from freeze
Jason Gray, the agency's acting administrator, told staff that operating units may fund “on a temporary basis, salaries, ...
Trump’s foreign aid freeze guts grassroots groups helping migrants in Latin America
A busy shelter for migrants in southern Mexico has been left without a doctor. A program to provide mental health support for ...
Purge at USAID stifles dissent over aid freeze, officials say
A purge of senior staff at the U.S. Agency for International Development appeared designed to silence any dissent over ...
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What the aid funding freeze means for climate change
The Trump administration’s funding freeze on USAID sent shockwaves through the climate and development sector, triggering layoffs and long-term uncertainty.
USAID Director Purged For Refusing to Carry Out DOGE Firings
A career employee at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has reportedly been placed on administrative leave ...