Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show
Four days after Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk’s top lieutenants at the Treasury Department asked its acting ...
Can Trump Dissolve USAID? 10,000 Jobs Hang In The Balance
Elon Musk leads the charge to overhaul USAID, with Trump’s approval. As 10,000 jobs at risk, can Musk and the administration dissolve the agency without legal consequences?
Questions about USAID’s future complicate Trump’s dealings with Iran
The Trump administration’s move to overhaul the agency could tie into a memorandum he issued announcing the U.S. would ...
Evangelical leaders call on Trump to rethink 'hastily pursued' USAID cuts
Some evangelical leaders are pushing back against President Donald Trump's push to dismantle USAID and cut foreign aid.
To resolve the clash over USAID, look to the Constitution’s separation of powers
Last week, recipients of USAID grants filed lawsuits in response. They say only Congress can decide to fund, or not to fund, ...
What is USAID, and why does Musk want to get rid of it?
The aid community is struggling to get the full picture—how many thousands of programs have shut down and how many thousands ...
USAID employees place on leave, CIA workers offered buyouts in government shakeup
Employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development had been place on administrative leave, and CIA employees have ...
Recall of USAID’s global workforce causes havoc and distress
USAID employees stationed overseas are struggling to navigate the sudden upheaval, having received little clear information ...