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.
Funding freeze thrusts foreign aid groups into crisis
Development organizations that program and deliver billions of dollars in U.S. humanitarian aid warn they may have to shut down.
Trump’s foreign aid freeze could prove to be a boon for the world’s authoritarian strongmen
When President Donald Trump froze foreign assistance for 90 days, he argued that such a drastic step was needed to eliminate waste and block what he derides as “woke” spending that doesn’t align with American interests.
Trump’s Freeze on Foreign Aid Will Make Diseases Surge
President Trump’s sweeping spending freeze on U.S. foreign aid has immediate health consequences, writes Gavin Yamey.
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 continue work.
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.
Trump's foreign aid freeze guts grassroots groups helping migrants in Latin America
A busy shelter for migrants in southern Mexico has been left without a doctor. A program to provide mental health support for LGBTQ+ youth fleeing Venezuela was disbanded. In Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Guatemala,
Senate Democrats revolt against Trump in fallout from foreign aid freeze
Senate Democrats are starting to revolt against President Trump’s agenda on Capitol Hill amid fallout from an initial freeze on all foreign assistance, warning Republicans that failure to work together will incur consequences.
Many global NGO programs in limbo during Trump’s foreign aid freeze
The State Department did make some exceptions to its freeze on foreign aid . Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a waiver allowing deliveries of things like life-saving medicine, food and shelter. But most U.
Elon Musk's DOGE Is Still Blocking HIV/AIDS Relief Exempted From Foreign Aid Cuts
The Trump Administration claims it is allowing "lifesaving" foreign aid to continue, but in reality, DOGE is preventing vital ...
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Devex Newswire: The latest on the US foreign aid crisis
It’s barely been two weeks since President Donald Trump took office, but in that short timeframe, he's upended global ...
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Trump's USAID Reform Causes Alarm As Musk Weighs In On Foreign Aid
Donald Trump’s administration has taken aim at USAID in a series of moves that could spell the end of the United States’ main ...
Trump's foreign aid freeze could prove to be boon for world's authoritarian strongmen
President Donald Trump's decision to halt foreign aid for 90 days is argued to eliminate waste but has serious implications ...
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 ...
US foreign aid is supposed to serve American interests, says Marc Thiessen
Special Report' panelists Marc Thiessen, Brit Hume and Olivia Beavers discuss DOGE’s efforts to shut down USAID and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau striking a deal with President Donald Trump ...
Trump’s aid freeze shocks a Syria camp holding families linked to the Islamic State group
The U.S. freeze comes as IS tries to take advantage of the vacuum created by the fall of Assad’s government in early December ...
Boston-based aid organization calls Trump administration shutdown of USAID ‘intentionally harmful’
Trump is “recklessly throwing away” USAID's experience and "strategic focus on saving lives," the CEO and president of Oxfam ...