Congressional Democrats denounce DOGE moves against USAID
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) Rep. Johnny ...
Does as little as 10% of USAID go to help people in need? What that claim gets wrong
Most of the remaining money is distributed through organizations and companies that operate internationally — including some ...
Elizabeth Shackelford: Foreign aid delivered by USAID is for our nation’s benefit — including our farmers
Elizabeth Shackelford is senior policy director at Dartmouth College’s Dickey Center for International Understanding and a ...
The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending
Eleven out of 12 claims about the agency’s work are misleading, wrong or lack context.
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How USAID went woke and destroyed itself
USAID operated largely unnoticed by the US public. The organization is in the public eye and staffers aren't happy. The agency went woke over several years. Now, it could go broke, too.
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 ...
Labor groups sue to halt Trump admin’s dismantling of USAID as workforce is expected to be slashed to under 300
A pair of labor groups representing employees at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) sued President Donald ...
How USAID Became a Conservative Bogeyman
Project 2025, the conservative governing playbook produced by veterans of the first Trump administration, has an entire ...
Republican who ran USAID under Bush calls dismantling it 'madness' as Trump, Musk cut nearly all staff
Since the end of World War II, the United States has remained a global power through foreign policy defined by what retired ...
Trump administration slashing USAID workforce to fewer than 300 employees: reports
The government’s foremost foreign aid agency is being gutted. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) workforce ...
USAID Controversy Live Updates: Nearly All Of USAID’s Employees Being Laid Off
6 p.m. EST, Feb. 6 The New York Times reported the Trump administration plans to cut down USAID’s staff of 10,000 down to ...
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USAID Controversy Live Updates: Trump Sued Over USAID Cuts—As Nearly All Employees Face Layoffs
Nearly all of USAID’s global workforce will be laid off, multiple outlets reported Thursday, a move that comes as President Donald Trump and several members of his administration have discussed ...