What is USAID? Explaining the US foreign aid agency and why President Trump and Elon Musk want to end 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 what does it do? The agency Musk, Trump aim to shut down, explained
Elon Musk said he is feeding USAID thorugh the wood chipper. The federal agency provides disaster relief across the world and ...
What is USAID? Here’s what to know about the agency targeted by Trump, Musk for shutdown
USAID programs include things like vaccination initiatives, which can help prevent the spread of diseases, but critics claim ...
Former USAID official criticizes Trump, Musk over agency changes
Dr. Atul Gawande said denigrating the agency is "dangerous for the country" and shuttering its programs could make Americans ...
USAID closure: Experts warn of setbacks for health, climate, development programmes in India
Closure of USAID may have significant impact on India's development programs in health, WASH, and climate resilience.
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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 ...
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Musk says he, Trump in process of closing US Agency for International Development
Billionaire Entrepreneur Elon Musk, now in charge of the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency, said ...
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Joni Ernst Says USAID ‘Abused The System,’ Agency Threatened Her For Seeking Transparency
Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst appeared Monday on Newsmax to say that members of the United States Agency for International ...
Musk says United States Agency for International Development to be shut down in government cost-cutting drive
Elon Musk, leading the federal cost-cutting panel, announced plans to shut down USAID, describing it as 'beyond repair.' The ...
USAID Contractor Applies for SNAP Benefits After Department Gutting
USAID's programs are authorized by Congress in the Foreign Assistance Act. The agency's programs focus on improving global ...
Former USAID official calls its closure an 'extinction-level event for the global aid sector'
ABC News' Linsey Davis spoke to Jeremy Konyndyk, president of Refugees International and a former lead official at USAID, about efforts to shutter the global aid agency.