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 ...
Gutting of USAID could cost thousands of American jobs
The Trump administration’s freeze of foreign aid and dismantling of the agency that oversees it is putting at risk thousands ...
USAID contractors fire staff, face cash crunch as Trump causes chaos in aid world
President Donald Trump's overhaul of U.S. foreign assistance has led to chaos in the aid and development field, leaving ...
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 ...
How Elon Musk set off two weeks of chaos across Washington
Elon Musk and his allies have spent the last two weeks barreling full speed into multiple government agencies, causing ...
What is USAID and how did it become a political firestorm?
Learn more about what USAID is and how it works after Department of Government Efficiency leader Musk says he and Trump are ...
MAGA Mocks Democrat Protests Outside USAID
Democratic lawmakers protested and spoke to protesters outside of the USAID headquarters. The group was protesting the reported move from Trump to shut down USAID. Elon Musk, who is working to ...
Trump Administration Threatens USAID
If you’d like to attend this special live town hall, be sure to join Dispatch Premium before Thursday! President Donald Trump on Monday put a one-month hold on the 25 percent tariffs on goods from ...
Former USAID official calls its closure an 'extinction-level event for the global aid sector'
ABC News' Linsey Davis spoke to Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International and a former lead official at USAID, about efforts to shutter the global aid agency.
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 ...