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Lawmakers, public rally to defend USAID from a shutdown by the Trump administration
Lawmakers, USAID employees and the public rallied on Wednesday to defend the aid agency from the Trump administration's plans ...
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Protesters rally against Trump's stop-work order for USAID
USAID and nonprofit workers gathered near the Capitol in D.C. to protest Elon Musk's efforts to shut down the aid agency with ...
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Lauren Boebert cheers Trump and Musk's moves to 'dismantle' USAID, but Colorado Democrats raise alarms
Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert on Wednesday applauded the Trump administration's decision to shutter the federal agency ...
Rubio Tells Congress That USAID May Be Abolished After Review
Secretary of State Marco Rubio told Congress that the US Agency for International Development may be subsumed into the State ...
USAID announces nearly all direct hires will be placed on administrative leave
The agency said all direct hires, “with the exception of designated personnel responsible for mission-critical functions,” would be placed on administrative leave.
Who is Samantha Power? Meet the Biden-era USAID leader facing backlash amid Musk's DOGE crackdown
USAID, which has become the focus of Elon Musk's DOGE efforts in recent days, was led by Obama admin alum Samantha Power from 2021 until Trump took office in January.
To resolve the clash over USAID, look to the Constitution’s separation of powers
Last week, recipients of USAID grants filed lawsuits in response. They say only Congress can decide to fund, or not to fund, ...
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Does as little as 10% of USAID go to help people in need? What that claim gets wrong
As the Trump administration moved to pause foreign aid, Republicans repeated a misleading claim that as little as 10% of foreign aid from a key agency goes to help people in need.