What is USAID? Explaining the US foreign aid agency and why Trump and Musk want to end it
In its first two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Inside the Chaos and Heartbreak of Trump's Foreign-Aid Freeze
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order that called for a 90-day pause on new foreign-aid programs for efficiency and "consistency with U.S. foreign policy." The order got less attention than some of the others he signed that day but may have much more far-reaching effects.
US foreign aid freeze is upending global aid and the work of contractors
A source working in the US foreign aid industry stressed ... are pictured in 2013. USAID funds aid projects in more than 100 countries around the world. - Cheryl Ravelo/Reuters/File The World ...
USAID website goes offline amid Trump administration’s freeze on foreign aid
The website of the US Agency for International Development went offline without explanation Saturday as thousands of furloughs, layoffs and program shutdowns continued amid President Donald Trump’s freeze on US-funded foreign aid and development worldwide.
US aid agency is in upheaval during foreign assistance freeze and staff departures
Trump administration changes have upended the U.S. agency charged with providing humanitarian aid overseas, with senior officials put on leave, contractors laid off and a sweeping freeze imposed on fo
US lawmakers weigh cost of foreign aid freeze in competition with China
U.S. lawmakers Thursday weighed the impact that President Donald Trump's 90-day foreign aid freeze will have on competition with China. Trump signed an executive order within hours of being sworn in as president ordering a halt to all U.
U.S. shutdown on foreign aid is hitting from Africa to Asia to Ukraine. Here’s how
Allies are struggling to save part of their security funding from the 90-day freeze ordered by President Trump, who also ...
South Africa hits back at Trump’s claim that it is ‘confiscating land,' as US aid to country threatened
The South African president has hit back at President Donald Trump for claiming the government is "confiscating" land.
Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen
When President Trump froze foreign assistance for 90 days, he argued that such a drastic step was needed to eliminate waste ...
As humanitarian officials warn people could die as a result of Trump’s foreign aid halt, Rubio issues new waiver
Officials inside and outside of the US government are grappling with the fallout of the Trump administration’s sudden ...
Gender, hiring, foreign aid: 3 ways Project 2025 is turning up in Trump's actions
Candidate Trump distanced himself from Project 2025. President Trump is now enacting some of its conservative recommendations ...
Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid
Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to ...
Trump's foreign aid freeze may prove to be boon for authoritarian strongmen
When President Donald Trump froze foreign assistance for 90 days, he argued that such a drastic step was needed to eliminate ...
Distribution of HIV drugs in poor countries stopped as Trump freezes foreign aid
As part of the foreign aid freeze by President Donald Trump, the U.S. distribution of HIV drugs in poor countries has been ...