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Trump, USAID and Musk

CNN on MSN · 2h

First on CNN: Republican and Democratic former USAID leaders speak out against Trump’s attempts to dismantle agency

Five former leaders of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) from across Republican and Democratic administrations spoke out against the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the humanitarian agency.

The Boston Globe · 2d

Trump and Musk move to dismantle USAID, igniting battle with Democratic lawmakers

The developments come after thousands of USAID employees already have been laid off and programs shut down in the two weeks since Trump became president.

Las Vegas Sun · 2d

USAID headquarters in Washington are blocked after Musk says Trump agrees to close the aid agency

Staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development have been instructed to stay out of its Washington headquarters, and yellow police tape and officers have blocked the lobby

Trump puts USAID staff around world on leave

'Thank you for your service': Trump administration puts USAID staff on leave

In a brief note posted on the international development agency's website, almost all employees were told they would be put on leave. The note ended with the words, "Thank you for your service."

USA TODAY on MSN · 21h

Almost all USAID workers across the globe placed on leave as Trump moves to gut agency

Thousands of USAID employees, except for essential personnel, were notified they will be placed on administrative leave at the end of Friday.

The Associated Press on MSN · 33m

USAID workers scramble for answers after Trump pulls almost all of them off the job worldwide

U.S. aid staffers worldwide are scrambling for answers and starting to pack up households or pull their children from school.

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What is USAID and what does it do? The agency Musk, Trump aim to shut down, explained

The United States Agency for International Development is the world's largest foreign aid agency. Trump had already ordered a ...

What is USAID, the U.S. Agency for International Development?

Formed in 1961, the agency with a roughly $40 billion budget provides humanitarian assistance abroad and funds other projects ...

USAID is going away. Here’s what it’s been doing across the globe

The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development will deliver a major blow to efforts including humanitarian ...

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Rubio’s years of strong support for USAID stands in contrast to his sudden criticism of the aid agency

Secretary of State Marco Rubio, newly in charge of the besieged US Agency for International Development, was for years a ...

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Ben Stiller Debunks Elon Musk-Amplified Tweet Claiming Actor Took USAID Money For Ukraine Trip

"These are lies" wrote Ben Stiller about a video posted on X and amplified by Musk alleging USAID spent $4M to send the actor ...

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Marco Rubio defends dismantling of USAID, praises Trump's proposal for US control of Gaza Strip

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is defending the dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development and praising ...

1h

Marco Rubio empowers State Department official Pete Marocco to run USAID

Marocco held several national security positions during the first Trump administration, including at USAID, where he tried to ...

58m

Rubio says US identifying USAid programs to be exempted from shutdown

The criteria for exemptions will be whether a programme furthers or is aligned with US national interests. Read more at ...

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