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Unions representing federal employees took the fight to save the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to the courts after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) took ...
The Trump administration's abrupt move to dismantle the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has upended the lives of thousands of American employees and family members posted ...
In 2025, the Trump administration accused the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) of "wasting massive sums of taxpayer money" over several decades, including during Trump’s first presidency from 2017 to 2021. The administration highlighted a list of twelve projects, totaling approximately $400 million—less than 1% of USAID's ...
USAID is the international humanitarian and development arm of the U.S. government, assisting nations in conflict and other “strategically important countries” by alleviating poverty, disease ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Forced leaves pulling all but a small fraction of staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development off the job around the world began Friday, while employee associations turned to federal courts to try to roll back the new Trump administration's stunningly swift dismantling of the six-decade-old aid agency and its programs worldwide.
Under a Trump administration plan, the agency is to be left with fewer than 300 workers out of thousands. Two current USAID employees and one former senior USAID official told The Associated Press of the administration's plan, presented to remaining senior officials of the agency Thursday.
Republicans and Democrats long have fought over the agency, arguing whether humanitarian and development aid protects the U.S. by helping stabilize partner countries and economies or is a waste of money. Republicans typically push to give State more control of USAID’s policy and funds. Democrats typically build USAID autonomy and authority.
The Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) is the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) online repository for materials documenting its nearly half century offering international humanitarian aid and economic, agricultural, trade, health, and democratic support.