The billionaire, who is heading up a review of the government as part of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), said at the beginning of the year he had spoken with PresidentDonald Trump, who agreed thewhole agency should be closed. Around 83% of programmes run by USA...
Agency for International Development is on the cusp of being shut down, according to the Trump administration's billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO Elon Musk –who said President Donald Trump has "agreed" to shutter the agency. Here’s what to know: What is USAID? What we know: ...
Congress passed the Foreign Assistance Act and Kennedy set up USAID as an independent agency in 1961. USAID has outlived the Soviet Union, which fell in 1991. Today, supporters of USAID argue that U.S. assistance in countries counters Russian and Chinese influence. China has its own “belt ...
Congress passed the Foreign Assistance Act and Kennedy set up USAID as an independent agency in 1961. USAID has outlived the Soviet Union, which fell in 1991. Today, supporters of USAID argue that US assistance in countries counters Russian and Chinese influence. China has its own “...
What Have Trump, Musk Said About USAID? Musk has made USAID one of his biggest targets in his capacity leading DOGE, recently calling the agency a “criminal organization” that is “not fixable.” The billionaire also said“as we dug into USAID, it became...
In its first two weeks, President Donald Trump’s administration has made significant changes to the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Lawmakers have also warned that any attempt to change the structure of USAID, an independent agency, would require action by Congress. "If the United States is going to prevail in great power competition, we cannot afford to take a timeout from USAID programs that have long served t...
Volunteers Are Now Tracking What's Already Been Lost in the USAID Freeze More Manuel Balce Ceneta A street sign with names of U.S. government agencies housed at the Ronald Regan Building, including the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID headquarters...
Staffers at the U.S. Agency for International Development, also known as USAID, were told to stay home Monday and billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk says the agency is on the verge of being shut down. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more....
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