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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 ...
Small Agency Focused on Developing Poor Countries to Be Dismantled
Millennium Challenge Corporation staff members were offered early retirement or deferred resignation in the latest effort by ...
After months of cuts, State Department says it's officially shuttering USAID
The State Department said it's officially shuttering the U.S. Agency for International Development, in what could deal a ...
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 ...
Thousands of USAID terminations to take effect by September in agency's final leg of 'drawdown'
Thousands of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) employees will be terminated ... A senior State Department official told the Washington Reporter that the report was not ...
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), ...
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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% ...
Appeals court clears way for DOGE to keep operating at USAID
A federal appeals court has lifted an order blocking Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from further cuts at the U.S. Agency for International Development.
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Who’s still hiring development roles in the global south?
Yet, despite the disruption, several organizations continue to recruit talent to carry out their missions. From multilateral ...
U.S. Calls for Sweeping Reforms to I.M.F. and World Bank
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent argued in a speech that the multilateral economic institutions have veered away from their ...
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, ...