'This is life and death': Trump's USAID shakeup threatens millions in Sudan
The president's decision to cancel or suspend billions of dollars in foreign aid is deepening humanitarian crises across Africa.
"Islamic State will capitalize" after Musk's DOGE shutters USAID
"The decision to cut the operations of USAID … is myopic and will ultimately fuel the grievances that terrorists leverage."
Donald Trump's "drastic" funding cuts face Republican opposition
Some Republican lawmakers have pushed back on budget cuts that directly impact their constituents.
Judge Amir Ali, one of Biden's final appointments, thwarts Donald Trump
Ali has placed a temporary injunction on President Donald Trump's order to defund USAID.
USAID shutdown crueler than atomic bombs, former staffer writes
Former USAID speechwriter said that freezing foreign aid by dismantling the program could cause thousands of children to die.
The Left's Goal of USAID Reform Finally Accomplished By...Trump? | Opinion
With one stroke of the pen, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk achieved something many on the Left could have only dreamed of.
USAID worker forced to abandon dog after Trump cuts
A USAID worker said he was forced to abandon his dog amid budget cuts authorized by President Donald Trump.
With President Trump, This Time It's Different | Opinion
President Donald Trump has already done in three weeks what others have been unable (or unwilling) to do in decades.
First USAID death as freeze sees oxygen supplies cut off for refugee
A 71-year-old woman in Myanmar has died after being discharged from a USAID-funded hospital.
Donald Trump fires USAID watchdog who issued oversight warning
The firing comes after the watchdog warned that the dismantling of USAID severely hindered oversight of $8.2 billion in aid.
What does USAID spend money on? List of potential cuts
For decades, USAID has managed over $40 billion annually for programs tackling disease, disaster relief, clean water access, and economic development.
Trump administration faces new lawsuit from USAID contractors
The complaint says the administration has withheld billions of dollars in congressionally appropriated foreign assistance funding.
Trump admin admits it made significant errors in dismantling USAID
The Trump administration is attempting to put more than 2,000 USAID workers on paid leave and recall nearly all of those posted abroad.
How USAID cuts hand big win to China
Beijing "will move quickly to replace the U.S. in many countries," a former director of the agency told Newsweek.
We Need USAID To Compete With China | Opinion
Upholding global stability—and preventing it from falling into the Chinese Communist Party's hands—is American.
Congress could abolish government agencies to help clear Trump's path
The president needs Congress to approve his radical cost-cutting agenda.
Trump's USAID cuts, migration crackdown alarm Vatican
The White House defended the USAID cuts as an effort to eliminate "ridiculous...pet projects of entrenched bureaucrats."
China steps In to replace USAID
China has provided funding for landmine clearance in Cambodia days after work was halted by Donald Trump's freeze on USAID payments, one group said.
Trump-appointed judge temporarily blocks efforts to dismantle USAID
This decision follows a lawsuit filed by the largest U.S. government workers' union and a labor union representing foreign service employees.
Fact check: Did Chelsea Clinton take home $84 million from USAID?
Chelsea Clinton is the vice chair of the Clinton Foundation, a nonprofit that was created by Bill Clinton in 2001.
Anti-USAID video shared by Musk marks Russian propaganda triumph
A video claiming USAID paid for celebrities to visit Ukraine is reportedly Russian propaganda.
Half a million tons of food risks 'going to waste' as USAID shut down
Thousands of USAID employees will be placed on paid leave from Friday night.
Map shows countries welcoming USAID shutdown
Congress had budgeted at least $690 million on pro-democracy programs this year to counter nations considered the world's least free.
MAGA Speared Its White Whale, Leaving the World's Poor to Drown | Opinion
For the past two decades, you longed to cut off the hand that America extends to the most impoverished, oppressed, desperate, and ill of the world. And now you've done it.
Elon Musk's crackdown on USAID splits with Project 2025 agenda
The conservative manifesto largely praises USAID's humanitarian work and does not call for it to be dismantled.
Federal workers sue Trump over USAID: "Unconstitutional and illegal"
The lawsuit said Trump's efforts to "systematically" dismantle USAID "generated a global humanitarian crisis."
Trump administration to leave USAID with fewer than 300 workers
Remaining workers would oversee the limited life-saving programs the Trump administration intends to continue for the time being.
List of what DOGE aims to cut from U.S. government so far
Trump and DOGE head Elon Musk are looking to make widespread cuts to federal agencies in the first month of Trump's presidency.
Federal employees react to Donald Trump's 'buyout' deadline
Donald Trump's offer for federal workers has seen over 40,000 acceptances as the deadline to resign comes Thursday.
Congress could save federal agencies from Trump. Here's how
President Donald Trump has 90 days to present a plan to Congress if he wants to scrap a federal agency.