Trump, Musk threaten USAID shut down. Here's what it is and why 'it's beyond repair' 'It became apparent that it’s not an apple with a worm it in. What we have is just a ball of worms,' Musk ...

With USAID now all but dead, U.S. President Donald Trump says government efficiency czar Elon Musk will move on to slash federal spending on education, and even the Pentagon — which has billions ...

The shuttering of the U.S. government’s marquee foreign aid agency — USAID — could have an enormous impact on Western allies and their ability to influence developing nations, a series of ...

USAID supporters said the sweep of the cuts made it difficult to tell what U.S. efforts abroad the Trump administration actually supports.

USAID placed 4,080 staffers who work across the globe on leave Monday. That was joined by a “reduction in force” that will affect another 1,600 employees, a State Department spokesman said in ...

It comes as scores of USAID staffers who showed up for work Monday at its Washington headquarters were turned away after the Trump administration told The Associated Press that it stripped the ...

USAID was responsible for $43.5 billion of the $71.9 billion. The U.S., it’s worth noting, gives a relatively low percentage of its GDP in aid compared to most other wealthy nations.

2:11 USAID cuts: South Africa-led HIV vaccine development comes to a halt The Trump administration said Sunday that it is eliminating 2,000 positions at the U.S. Agency for International ...

USAID was an early target for X and Tesla CEO Elon Musk 's work as the head of the Department of Government Efficiency. Under Musk's guidance, the organization was effectively shuttered.

As USAID ends operations, a former officer proposes four ways the State Department can build a more effective foreign assistance system focused on innovation and growth.

A budding media start-up producing a culinary docuseries has been stuck in limbo for months. After being approved for USAID funding, the show’s co-founders discovered that the agency’s money ...

USAID cuts need not be a tragedy: 5 principles for rethinking foreign aid by Degan Ali, opinion contributor - 04/30/25 1:00 PM ET (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh) ...