Trump calls USAID a 'tremendous fraud.' His wife and daughter promoted its work
In 2019 then-President Trump signed a memorandum launching a new "Women's Global Development and Prosperity" Initiative aimed ...
House Republicans push to reroute frozen USAID funding into deporting illegal immigrants
A group of House GOP Trump allies is pushing for frozen foreign aid funding to be rerouted to deporting illegal immigrants.
Why Is Elon Musk Attacking USAID? How Partisan Politics Made Foreign Aid Agency Suddenly So Controversial
Elon Musk said he and Trump want to shut down the agency because of its purportedly “radical” work, but the controversy seems mired in partisan politics.
What USAID does, and why Trump and Musk want to get rid of it
In its first two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. Agency for ...
What is USAID and why is Trump reportedly poised to close it?
On Monday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused USAID's leadership of "insubordination" and said he was now the agency's ...
Trump makes unsubstantiated claim billions stolen at USAID
U.S. President Donald Trump made an unsubstantiated claim on Thursday that billions of dollars have been stolen at USAID and ...
How USAID Became a Conservative Bogeyman
Project 2025, the conservative governing playbook produced by veterans of the first Trump administration, has an entire ...