USAID contractors EnCompass, Freedom House plan mass layoffs
At least three more D.C.-area organizations that provide humanitarian work for USAID have announced mass layoffs in recent ...
Ex-Gov. Pataki, now head of Ukraine relief group, supports Trump’s dismantling of ‘far left’ USAID
GOP ex-Gov. George Pataki — who set up a relief fund to help Ukrainians after the Russian invasion — said Sunday that he ...
USAID announces sweeping moves to sideline remaining staff
The move is the latest action in a jarring broadside against America’s foreign aid architecture that has followed President Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
Trump WH falsely claimed USAID funded 'transgender comic book' in Peru
Karoline Leavitt, U.S. President Donald Trump's White House press secretary, promoted this false claim in the early days of ...
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USAID paid $44K to Politico, not over $8M as White House claimed. It was for subscriptions
U.S. President Donald Trump, the White House press secretary and DOGE Director Elon Musk promoted misleading statements about USAID and Politico.
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How USAID employees were blocked from making payments
Web platforms used in agency procurement cannot currently be used by many USAID staffers, two sources familiar with the ...
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The White House’s wildly inaccurate claims about USAID spending
Eleven out of 12 claims about the agency’s work are misleading, wrong or lack context.
MD Gov. Wes Moore: USAID Does $1 Billion Of Work With Johns Hopkins University, Countless Others Will Be Impacted
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, told CNN on Wednesday night that Elon Musk and DOGE's uts to government will impart more ...
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DOGE deputies land at State Department tech bureau with USAID emails
One of the people, 19-year-old Edward Coristine, reportedly had extensive interactions with cybercrime groups.
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Trump Is Now Suggesting USAID Somehow Rigged the 2020 Election
Trump’s claim that the 2020 election was “stolen” from him has been roundly and thoroughly debunked. Ex–special counsel Jack ...
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Confusion, tears and 'Hunger Games' at USAID as agency prepares to go dark
But doing so has proven to be a challenge. A message posted on USAID.gov signaled that some "designated personnel" would remain on the job, prompting a frantic race among staff to secure their ...
Sorting out the facts on ‘waste and abuse’ at USAID
Funding for three of the four projects highlighted came from the State Department for cultural activities on behalf of ...