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Trump Admin Puts Almost All USAID Workers

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.

wglt · 8h

'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."

Yahoo · 7h

Trump admin recalls USAID staff worldwide amid foreign aid freeze

The Trump administration is recalling USAID staff from overseas, placing most on leave as part of a broader foreign aid freeze. The move effectively dismantles the agency's global presence and has sparked backlash from diplomatic and humanitarian groups.

Rubio says he’s acting director of USAID

USA Today · 18h

What is USAID? Marco Rubio is now acting administrator. 10 things to know

The U.S. Agency for International Development is the world's largest foreign aid agency, spending more than $40 billion in fiscal 2023.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Rubio asserts control of USAID, vows to end ‘insubordination’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused USAID, which oversees food aid, emergency relief and health programs in more than 100 countries, of acting against American interests.

CNN on MSN · 7h

Rubio says he’s acting director of USAID as humanitarian agency is taken over by the State Department

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Monday that he is acting administrator the US Agency for International Development, confirming the de-facto takeover of the humanitarian agency by the State Department.

USAID, Elon Musk and Donald Trump

Houston Chronicle · 1d

What is the USAID? Elon Musk says President Trump agreed to shut down the federal agency

The U.S. Agency for International Development has been in the headlines following Texas billionaire Elon Musk's comments about the shutdown.

INSIDER on MSN · 1d

USAID tells employees to stay home hours after Elon Musk said it was going to be shut down

USAID on Monday told DC-based employees to work remotely. Elon Musk, who is leading DOGE, has vowed to shut down USAID.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Democrats Push Back After Musk Says Trump Agrees to Close USAID and Workers Are Kept Out

Democrats are pushing back against the Trump administration’s attempt to gut an agency that provides crucial aid overseas to fund education and fight starvation and disease

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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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Former USAID official on possible agency merger, funding cutbacks: "It's not an overhaul. It's a destruction"

Dr. Atul Gawande said denigrating the agency is "dangerous for the country" and shuttering its programs could make Americans ...

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How USAID shutdown will impact Nigeria

On Saturday, February 1, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) website went dark. Evidently, Donald ...

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USAID direct hires put on leave worldwide, except those deemed essential

The Trump administration is placing U.S. Agency for International Development direct-hire staffers around the world on leave, ...

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USAID missions overseas ordered to shut down, staff being recalled: report

The overseas missions for USAID, the aid agency, have reportedly been told to shut down and that workers have been recalled to the United States.

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USAID Workers Call for End of Furlough—'Devastating for My Family'

The Change petition says the "sudden and unprecedented USAID Stop Work Order has blindsided hundreds of hardworking Americans ...

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