Trump, USAID

In Breaking USAID, the Trump Administration May Have Broken the Law
Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Brett Murphy ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. It was the week President Donald Trump had signed a sweeping executive order shutting off the funding for foreign aid programs.
Trump’s USAID Shutdown Alarms Republican Allies
While GOP lawmakers complained about the agency’s “woke” excesses, they also see it as crucial to American soft power.
Protesters across the U.S. rally against Trump and the shuttering of USAID
A movement to oppose President Trump organized is looking to spark nationwide protests on Wednesday. Hundreds are also rallying in Washington, D.C., in support of USAID as the Trump administration seeks to dismantle the government agency aid.
Protesters rally in support of USAID as Trump administration shuts it down
There, USAID supporters at the rally held signs, saying things like “USAID Saves Lives” and “Save USAID.” They chanted, heard speeches from members of Congress and worried about USAID’s unfinished work.
Protesters, lawmakers rally in Washington DC against Musk, Trump over shuttering of USAID
The protest largely focused on the administration's decision to put all directly hired employees of the U.S. agency for International Development (USAID) on leave globally and recall thousands of personnel working overseas.
Democrats and protesters rally against Trump-Musk efforts to shut down USAID
Hundreds rallied near the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to defend the U.S. Agency for International Development as the Trump administration moves to dismantle the agency, marking the third day of protests.
US-funded Cuban media in limbo after Trump orders USAID closed
Some U.S.-funded media outlets that report on Cuba are seeking alternative sources of financing while the Trump ...
Trump's USAID Cuts, Migration Crackdown Alarm Vatican
The White House defended the USAID cuts as an effort to eliminate "ridiculous...pet projects of entrenched bureaucrats." ...
Vatican’s Caritas outraged at ‘reckless’ USAID cuts, says millions will die, others left in poverty
Caritas warned that millions of people will die as a result of the U.S. decision to stop USAID funding, and hundreds of ...
The conservative case for keeping USAID
Many Republicans have long seen the foreign aid agency, which Trump wants to gut, as a benefit for the United States.
WH's Miller: USAID Has Been A Massive Slush Fund For Left-Wing NGOs, Activists, Media Around The World
White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller railed against USAID and celebrated Trump's effort to shut it down during an ...
Nonprofits, NGOs scramble to provide global aid amid USAID uncertainty
International aid and development work funded by the U.S. government has almost entirely come to a halt, leaders in ...
How spending $153M to pay its bills put USAID in DOGE’s crosshairs
In Washington, many conservatives are cheering the Musk-led DOGE’s gutting of USAID as an example of how it is possible to ...
Half a Million Tons of Food Risks 'Going to Waste' as USAID Shut Down
More than 500,000 tons of food risks "going to waste" as a result of the Trump administration suspending most overseas aid ...
All USAID humanitarian work has effectively stopped, current and former officials say
Current and former USAID officials blasted the Trump administration's gutting of the agency, saying it has left critical ...
Judge blocks Trump administration from placing 2,200 USAID employees on leave
A federal judge Friday prevented the Trump administration from placing 2,200 employees of USAID on administrative leave for ...
Murder suspect attacked by victim's uncle during New Mexico court hearing
A New Mexico man accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend was attacked by a member of the victim's family at a court hearing in ...