Trump calls USAID a 'tremendous fraud.' His wife and daughter promoted its work
In 2019 then-President Trump signed a memorandum launching a new "Women's Global Development and Prosperity" Initiative aimed ...
DOGE was tasked with stopping Treasury payments to USAID, AP sources say
Officials working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency sought access to the Treasury Department payment ...
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 ...
How USAID Became a Conservative Bogeyman
Project 2025, the conservative governing playbook produced by veterans of the first Trump administration, has an entire ...
Fact Check: USAID paid $44K to Politico, not over $8M as White House claimed. It was for subscriptions
U.S. President Donald Trump, the White House press secretary and DOGE Director Elon Musk promoted misleading statements about ...
‘Spreading atheism’: Vance warns religious efforts abroad ‘corrupted’ by US bureaucracy amid USAID controversy
Vice President JD Vance slammed the U.S. government's previous promotion of atheism on the world stage while addressing the ...
On the chopping block with USAID: Elephants, tigers and reefs
Among the programs affected by the possible freeze of American foreign aid are those that establish and support overseas ...
USAID to place all direct-hire staff on administrative leave starting Friday
A day after the Trump administration moved to shut down the USAID agency, the State Department has begun helping recall all ...
USAID leaders escorted out of building after blocking DOGE access to secure systems
Officials said USAID members were eventually unsuccessful and DOGE teams were able to gain access to some of the agency’s classified information, including intelligence reports.