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Fired US AID workers continue advocacy while trying to provide for family
One thing keeping Amy Uchello and Schala Battle going is the mission of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), ...
White House to ask Congress to cut $9B in funds, including for NPR, PBS, USAID
The White House is preparing a rescission package that will seek to have Congress claw back more than $9 billion in approved ...
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After months of cuts, State Department says it's officially shuttering USAID
Administration officials have led a widespread effort to dismantle the agency. The State Department said Friday it was officially shuttering the U.S. Agency for International Development, in what ...
Appeals Court clears the way for Musk, DOGE to resume cuts to USAID
Earlier this month, U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang, a Maryland-based appointee of President Barack Obama, ruled that ...
USAID head is considering criminal referrals over agency spending concerns. Here's what wasteful government spending means for American taxpayers
Peter Marocco, the new head of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is reportedly considering sending criminal referrals to the Justice Department over the agency's potential misuse ...
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State Department formally shutters USAID after Trump court victory
WASHINGTON — The State Department formally announced Friday it is closing the US Agency for International Development (USAID) after the Trump administration prevailed in a federal court case ...
What Is USAID? What the Agency Does
Learn more about the agency as President Trump pushes to eliminate it and terminates USAID contracts that provide lifesaving food aid.
Inside the Big Story: Reporting on the U.S. Agency for International Development
Join us for Inside the Big Story, a quarterly event series that delves into recent investigations and gives ProPublica members an exclusive look at our newsroom’s unique approach to reporting and ...
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Pete Marocco tried to upend USAID in 2020 — and failed. In 2025, he dismantled it
Within the span of seven weeks, the Trump administration delivered major blows that left the 64-year-old United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in shreds. The quick and ...
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Trump administration moves to fire remaining USAID staff
WASHINGTON, March 28 (Reuters) - Personnel of the U.S. Agency for International Development were told on Friday that all positions there not required by law would be eliminated, after the State ...
Trump Official Behind Huge Agency Cuts Is Already Out
Elon Musk’s United States Agency for International Development (USAID) hatchet man has been given the boot after just weeks ...