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USAID cuts felt far outside Washington, D.C.: "Layoff trauma hit across the country"
Close to 20,000 employees — many living in states such as North Carolina, Vermont, California and Georgia — lost their jobs ...
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Trump kills US agency funding Africa infrastructure
President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday ordered the closure of a US agency that invested billions in African and ...
Fired US AID workers continue advocacy while trying to provide for family
One thing keeping Amy Uccello and Schala Battle going is the mission of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), ...
White House rescissions package cuts $1.1 billion from PBS, $8.3 billion from USAID
Conservatives have long targeted public broadcasting for spending cuts, and foreign aid historically enjoys low support in ...
DOGE Shuttering Millennium Challenge Corp Aid Agency, Staff Told
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is ending the work of a U.S. aid agency ...
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Trump aid cuts strain response to health crises worldwide: WHO
The United States slashing ... moved to dismantle the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and other programmes, and announced plans to leave the WHO. Washington, which had long been ...
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Rubio unveils a massive overhaul of the State Department by reducing staff, bureaus
Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled an overhaul of the State Department on Tuesday, with plans to reduce staff by 15% ...
Trump plan would slash State Dept. funding by nearly half, memo says
An internal document reviewed by The Post targets spending on humanitarian assistance, global health, and international ...
Emerging economies face test from tighter funding as growth slows, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday cut its 2025 growth outlook for emerging economies including Mexico and China, ...