As Trump tries to slash US foreign aid, here are 3 common myths many Americans mistakenly believe about it
While U.S. taxpayers have long spent just a few bucks each on foreign aid every year, the impact is profound, saving millions ...
Rubio’s years of strong support for USAID stands in contrast to his sudden criticism of the aid agency
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, newly in charge of the besieged US Agency for International Development, was for years a ...
The New York Times3d
Top Security Officials at Aid Agency Put on Leave After Denying Access to Musk Team
Workers at the U.S. Agency for International Development are bracing for a loss of its independent status and sweeping layoffs as President Trump continues slashing foreign aid. By Edward Wong ...
Chaos and uncertainty swirl around Trump’s foreign aid freeze
President Trump’s decision to clean house at the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and initially freeze all ...
CNN3d
USAID website goes offline amid Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid
The website of the US Agency for International ... work of USAID is vital to national security. Trump and congressional Republicans say much of foreign aid and development programs are wasteful.
USA Today2d
Dozens more USAID staff ousted as Trump administration dismantles aid agency
WASHINGTON, Feb 2 (Reuters) - The Trump administration over the weekend put on administrative leave dozens more staff at U.S. Agency for International Development, three sources familiar with ...
Rubio Says He Now Runs Aid Agency, as Staff Are Blocked From Systems
Marco Rubio, the secretary of state, told reporters he had taken over the U.S. Agency for International Development and would ...
The Spokesman-Review2d
Security officials at aid agency put on leave after denying access to Musk team
The expected staff reductions follow a week of turmoil at the government’s lead agency for humanitarian aid and development assistance ... needed to receive national matching-grant funds.
The Washington Post3d
Funding freeze thrusts foreign aid groups into crisis
“It’s a national ... aid programs, scores of groups that carry out overseas relief, health and other programs on behalf of the State Department and U.S. Agency for International Development ...
Reuters3d
More USAID staff ousted after Trump administration dismantles aid agency
The action added to the dozens of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID ... funding billions of dollars' worth of life-saving aid globally. Trump ordered a freeze on almost all U.S ...
NBC New York3d
USAID website goes offline in Trump's 2-week-old freeze on foreign aid worldwide
The website of the U.S. Agency for International ... work of USAID is vital to national security. Trump and congressional Republicans say much of foreign aid and development programs is wasteful.
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US foreign aid freeze is upending global aid and the work of contractors
Now, some are not being paid for millions of dollars’ worth of services ... in the US foreign aid industry stressed that the humanitarian aid waiver does not include most development aid ...