Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that after a six-week review, the Trump administration will be canceling 83% of programs at the US Agency for International Development (USAID). "The 5200 contracts that are now cancelled spent tens of billions of dollars...
Report: Trump To Keep Only 294 Out of 10,000 USAID Employees
The Trump administration will only keep 294 out of 10,000 employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) as part of an overhaul of the agency, Reuters reported on Thursday. Sources familiar with the situation told Reuters that some employees have...
Sen. Murphy Says USAID Funds ‘Freedom Fighters’ and ‘Chases China’
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) touted the role of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) in meddling in the affairs of other countries during a rally outside of the agency's headquarters in Washington on Monday. "USAID chases China all around the world, making...
USAID To Merge With State Department and Face Cuts
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will be merged into the State Department and will face significant cuts, CBS News reported on Monday. President Trump's pause on foreign aid has upended USAID, which serves as a soft power arm of the US...
USAID Website and Social Media Goes Dark Amid Trump’s Foreign Aid Pause
The website and X account for the US Agency International Development (USAID) went offline on Saturday amid President Trump's pause on foreign aid as reports say his administration may bring USAID under the State Department. Funding to USAID has been paused for a...
Biden Taps Veteran Interventionist Samantha Power to Head USAID
Power lobbied Obama to intervene in Libya in 2011
US to Provide $52 Million in Funding for Venezuela’s Opposition
US to Provide $52 Million in Funding for Venezuela’s Opposition | As opposition crumbles, USAID to increase funding
US Announces New Initiative Against Russian ‘Influence’
US Announces New Initiative Against Russian ‘Influence’ | USAID will counter propaganda and urge nations not to buy Russian energy
US to Divert $40 Million in Humanitarian Aid to Venezuela Opposition
US to Divert $40 Million in Humanitarian Aid to Venezuela Opposition | USAID tells Congress money will pay for rebel government
USAID to Palestinians in Occupied Territories Entirely Halted
USAID to Palestinians in Occupied Territories Entirely Halted | Palestinian Authority requests halt as US threatens lawsuits