Former USAID official on possible agency merger, funding cutbacks: "It's not an overhaul. It's a destruction"
Dr. Atul Gawande said denigrating the agency is "dangerous for the country" and shuttering its programs could make Americans ...
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What is USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development?
Formed in 1961, the agency with a roughly $40 billion budget provides humanitarian assistance abroad and funds other projects ...
Trump confirms he is winding down USAID
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday confirmed he will "wind down" the U.S. Agency for International Development.
USAID Contractor Applies for SNAP Benefits After Department Gutting
USAID's programs are authorized by Congress in the Foreign Assistance Act. The agency's programs focus on improving global ...
"An absolute disaster": Musk's assault on USAID blamed for spread of HIV among newborns
The White House said it was allowing "lifesaving" foreign aid to continue, but DOGE's actions suggest otherwise ...
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“DEI musical in Ireland” cited by White House among USAID’s “waste and abuse”
"I don’t want my dollars going towards this crap," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said of the "DEI musical in ...
With USAID targeted, R.I.-based Edesia’s therapeutic food for malnourished children is sitting in warehouses
The Trump administration is laying off thousands at USAID, which funds the North Kingstown social enterprise that has fed 25 ...
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The beginnings of USAID can be traced to a famine in Belgium
“The people are actually starving and living in ruins,” the Evening Star of Washington reported on Nov. 29, 1914, in a story ...
USAid shutdown isn’t just a humanitarian issue – it’s a threat to American interests
Donald Trump’s administration started work to shrink USAid’s workforce and align its spending with the government’s ...