The administration notified USAID workers in emails and a notice posted online, the latest in a sudden dismantling of the aid agency by returning political appointees from President Donald Trump ...

Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle criticize Trump’s proposal to take ownership of Gaza. USAID shipments of critical humanitarian aid aren’t reaching communities in dire need. And dads find ...

A lot of Americans have probably never heard of USAID—the agency, which has been around for over 60 years, provides humanitarian assistance to nations all across the world experiencing crisis ...

The official federal USAID website was taken down on Tuesday and replaced with a notice placing all direct staff on administrative leave. “On Friday, February 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm (EST ...

Other options had included closures of smaller USAID missions and partial closures of larger ones.Thousands of USAID employees already had been laid off and programs worldwide shut down after ...

White screen, black text, USAID logo, and a message that states nearly all USAID direct hires will be placed on administrative leave on Friday, Feb. 7. “All USAID direct hire personnel will be ...

USAID logos and photos showing the humanitarian work the agency does around the globe were removed from its offices last week, multiple sources familiar with the situation told CNN. “All of the ...

By Steve Benen The Trump administration’s dramatic offensive against the U.S. Agency for International Development has put the agency’s future in doubt, but USAID’s present is precarious ...

Then, the purge started. Dozens of USAID’s top leaders were placed on immediate leave. Hundreds of support staff were let go, and those remaining were told not only to stop funding development ...