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 ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar critical of President Trump after his move to gut the U.S. Agency for International Development
Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (DFL) is not holding back her criticism after President Donald Trump’s attempt to gut the ...
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 ...
USAID closure: Experts warn of setbacks for health, climate, development programmes in India
The closure of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is likely to have far-reaching consequences for ...
USAID Contractor Applies for SNAP Benefits After Department Gutting
As the source that talked with Newsweek was a contractor and not technically employed by the USAID directly, they were ...
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 ...