Hours before their shift, USAID staff received an email stating they were locked out of Washington HQ amid battle with Elon Musk’s DOGE
The move comes amid a clash between USAID, Donald Trump, and Elon Musk's DOGE initiative, which has left the agency's ...
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 ...
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Modesto farmer and former USAID senior adviser speaks out on importance of agency’s future
Up until November, a Modesto native was working as a senior policy adviser at the U.S. Agency for International Development, ...
USAID staffers describe colleagues abandoned in violence in Congo as DOGE ends assistance programs
A lieutenant of Trump ally Elon Musk and other outsiders are overseeing the immediate termination of hundreds of American aid ...
How Rubio, once an avid USAID supporter, came to oversee its gutting
When Marco Rubio testified during his confirmation to become secretary of state, he said that one of the things that ...
USAID gutting hits Colorado as organizations, small businesses struggle to survive
The agency distributed more than $34 million in contracts contributing to Colorado’s economy in the past year.
How Trump's USAID Freeze Threatens Global Democracy
Yet his decision to abruptly freeze nearly $72 billion in U.S. foreign aid has still managed to send shockwaves at home and ...
Emerging economies most vulnerable to USAID elimination
War-torn countries, those with high levels of debt and U.S. allies such as Jordan have the most to lose if the United States ...
Volunteers are now tracking what’s already been lost in the USAID freeze
A growing number of people and groups in the international development ecosystem have stepped forward to track the widespread ...