Trump, USAID

In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law
Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Brett Murphy ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. It was the week President Donald Trump had signed a sweeping executive order shutting off the funding for foreign aid programs.
Trump’s USAID Shutdown Alarms Republican Allies
While GOP lawmakers complained about the agency’s “woke” excesses, they also see it as crucial to American soft power.
Protesters across the U.S. rally against Trump and the shuttering of USAID
A movement to oppose President Trump organized is looking to spark nationwide protests on Wednesday. Hundreds are also rallying in Washington, D.C., in support of USAID as the Trump administration seeks to dismantle the government agency aid.
Protesters rally in support of USAID as Trump administration shuts it down
There, USAID supporters at the rally held signs, saying things like “USAID Saves Lives” and “Save USAID.” They chanted, heard speeches from members of Congress and worried about USAID’s unfinished work.
Protesters, lawmakers rally in Washington DC against Musk, Trump over shuttering of USAID
The protest largely focused on the administration's decision to put all directly hired employees of the U.S. agency for International Development (USAID) on leave globally and recall thousands of personnel working overseas.
Democrats and protesters rally against Trump-Musk efforts to shut down USAID
Hundreds rallied near the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to defend the U.S. Agency for International Development as the Trump administration moves to dismantle the agency, marking the third day of protests.
Vatican’s Caritas outraged at ‘reckless’ USAID cuts, says millions will die, others left in poverty
Caritas warned that millions of people will die as a result of the U.S. decision to stop USAID funding, and hundreds of ...
US-funded Cuban media in limbo after Trump orders USAID closed
Some U.S.-funded media outlets that report on Cuba are seeking alternative sources of financing while the Trump ...
Trump's USAID Cuts, Migration Crackdown Alarm Vatican
The White House defended the USAID cuts as an effort to eliminate "ridiculous...pet projects of entrenched bureaucrats." ...
The conservative case for keeping USAID
Many Republicans have long seen the foreign aid agency, which Trump wants to gut, as a benefit for the United States.
Nonprofits, NGOs scramble to provide global aid amid USAID uncertainty
International aid and development work funded by the U.S. government has almost entirely come to a halt, leaders in ...
Judge temporarily blocks 2,200 USAID workers from being placed on leave by midnight
A Trump-appointed judge said at an emergency hearing on Friday that he would put a temporary block on the administration's ...
Dismantling of USAID leaves no staff to process aid waivers, sources say
The dismantling of USAID by the Trump administration means there are no staff to process waivers submitted by food and other ...
All USAID humanitarian work has effectively stopped, current and former officials say
Current and former USAID officials blasted the Trump administration's gutting of the agency, saying it has left critical ...
Half a Million Tons of Food Risks 'Going to Waste' as USAID Shut Down
More than 500,000 tons of food risks "going to waste" as a result of the Trump administration suspending most overseas aid ...
Judge blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID employees on leave
A federal judge Friday prevented the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of USAID on administrative leave for ...
What to Know About USAID, the Agency Elon Musk Wants Dead
Trump campaigned on promises to cut aid to foreign countries.