What is USAID, the agency that Musk says Trump agreed should be shut down?
Billionaire businessman Elon Musk said on Monday that President Trump agreed the United States Agency for International Development should be shut down.
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.
Elon Musk targets closure of US humanitarian aid agency
By Jonathan Landay, Steve Holland and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Trump administration said it would lock U.S. Agency for International Development workers out of their headquarters in downtown Washington DC for a second day on Tuesday as it moved to shutter the agency,
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 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 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.
What is USAID? The government agency Elon Musk said needs to 'die’
Until a few days ago, most Americans might have gone their entire lives without hearing of the US Agency for International Development, the little-known government organization that the world’s wealthiest man targeted for dissolution over the weekend by labeling it as a criminal enterprise on his social media platform.
What is USAID? Explaining the US foreign aid agency and why President Donald Trump and Elon Musk want to end it
President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. agency charged with delivering humanitarian assistance overseas that has left aid
Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen
When President Donald Trump froze foreign assistance for 90 days, he argued that such a drastic step was needed to eliminate ...
Former USAID official on 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 ...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Democratic Lawmakers Join Protest Outside Shuttered U.S. Aid Agency
Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, said Monday that he was now the acting administrator of the U.S. Agency for ...
Trump and Musk take aim at a surprising target: a humanitarian agency with long bipartisan support
The Agency for International Development supports a wide range of programs in countries around the world, from disaster ...
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 ...
USAID workers told to stay home, office shut as Musk pushes for department to be axed
Federal employees of the United States Agency for International Development were working from home after being instructed not ...